Camassia
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. alba
Genus: Camassia
Species: leichtlinii subsp. alba ...
Camass
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or camas(both: km´s), any species of the genus Camassia (or Quamasia), hardy North American plants of the family Lilaceae ( family), chiefly of moist places in the far West, ...
Camassia quamash subsp. maxima, Skagit County, Washington
Camas meadow near Bovill, Idaho
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Camassia leichtlinii subsp. leichtlinii
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Its genus name Camassia & its species name quamash is a redundancy, adapting the Indian name Quamash for genus & species alike. Whites also called it Indian Hyacinth, though most people to this day call it Camas.
Daniel Reed
This is the only species of Camassia we have in the east. There are a few other species in the west.
Historical Lore: Native Americans and early settlers ate the bulbs.
Camassia species
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Start from seed, just covered, in well-drained soil, sown when snow clears, 55-60F/12-15C, or sow outdoors when ripe. Plant bulbs in fall 4" deep, 4-8" apart; clumps of bulbs may be divided.
Camassia Esculenta
Camassia Esculenta - uamash) is a native of meadows and marshes in N.W. America, from 1 to 3 feet high, its stalks bearing a loose raceme of from ten to twenty flowers about 2 inches across, the color from deep to pale blue.
Camassias are very showy North American bulbs, as easily grown as tulips. Edible yet deer resistant, the flowers offer reliable spring color.
Camassia leichtlinii ssp. suksdorfii 'Blue Danube'
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Camassia - Tall blue or white flower spikes - for border or natutalising.
Tulips - main flowering types.
Narcissus
Hyacinths
Fritillaria - Fritillary
Bluebells
Early Alliums
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Camassia quamash (esculenta) - Quamash, Camass
Campanula--Bellflower, Harebell
CAMPANULA INSECTS ...
Camassia quamash. Blue Camas.
Calochortus apiculatus. Sego Lily. Near Glacier National Park. Montana.
Calochortus eurycarpus. Sego Lily.
Allium, Camassia, Lilium and Scilla species are considered difficult-to-force bulbs; they require special techniques and usually greenhouse conditions (e.g., high light intensities).
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Anemone nemorosa; Camassia; Chionodoxa luciliae; Crocus chrysanthus and its cultivars 'Blue Pearl', 'Cream Beauty' and 'Snow Bunting'; Crocus sieberi and C. tommasinianus; Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus; Narcissus asturiensis, N.
Common Camassia (Camassia quamash)
Common China Fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata 'Butternut')
Common Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
Common Coleus (Coleus x hybridus 'Duke Yellow')
Common Coleus (Coleus x hybridus 'Rob Roy') ...
Plant Camassias This Fall
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Planting Hillside, Banks and Slopes
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The next morning I return to my slope and see the week-long blooms of arnica, death camass, columbine.
Camassia.
Lily-of-the-valley.
Winter aconite (_Eranthis hycmalis_).
Dog-tooth violets (_Erythronium_).
Crown imperial (_Fritillaria Imperialis_).
Fritillary (_Fritillaria Mekagris_).
Trilliums.
Lilies.
 See also: Camassia, May, Lily, Quamash, Green
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