Asparagaceae
Camassia quamash subsp. maxima
Camassia quamash subsp. maxima
Also known as Camassia quamash var. maxima
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Camassia · Great Camas · Pacific Northwest Native · Native Bulb · Spring Blooming · Blue Flower · Pollinator · Perennial · Wildflower · Rain Garden
Great camas maxima is a robust, large-flowered subspecies native to the wet meadows and prairies of the Pacific Northwest, known for its impressive spikes of deep blue-violet blooms in spring. Plant bulbs in moist, fertile, well-drained to seasonally wet soil in a partly shaded to sunny spot and water regularly throughout the spring growing season. It is an outstanding choice for rain gardens, native plant borders, and pollinator habitats in the Pacific Northwest.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is moist to several inches deep; tolerates seasonally wet conditions · Every 7-10 days during spring growing season; reduce watering as foliage dies back in summer
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.7–7
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- British Columbia, Oregon, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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