Blue Camas
Camassia quamash
zones 2-6
50 seeds
Blue Camas (Camassia quamash) includes a genus of plants in the asparagus family native to western North America. It grows in the wild in great numbers in moist meadows, often giving the area an illusion of a bright blue lake. The perennial plants have basal linear leaves measuring 8-32 inches in length, which emerge early in the spring. They grow to a height of 12-30 inches, with a multi-flowered stem rising above the main plant in summer. The 6-petaled flowers vary in color from pale lilac or white to deep purple or blue-violet. Camas can appear to color entire meadows when in flower.
Seeds should first be sown onto flats. Sink the flat into the ground in an area that offers shade, preferably close to a wall that faces north. Provide a glass or plastic covering. Keep soil moist. Seeds take from 1-6 months to germinate. After 2 years, transplant the seedlings in their final location in autumn.
Camassia quamash
zones 2-6
50 seeds
Blue Camas (Camassia quamash) includes a genus of plants in the asparagus family native to western North America. It grows in the wild in great numbers in moist meadows, often giving the area an illusion of a bright blue lake. The perennial plants have basal linear leaves measuring 8-32 inches in length, which emerge early in the spring. They grow to a height of 12-30 inches, with a multi-flowered stem rising above the main plant in summer. The 6-petaled flowers vary in color from pale lilac or white to deep purple or blue-violet. Camas can appear to color entire meadows when in flower.
Seeds should first be sown onto flats. Sink the flat into the ground in an area that offers shade, preferably close to a wall that faces north. Provide a glass or plastic covering. Keep soil moist. Seeds take from 1-6 months to germinate. After 2 years, transplant the seedlings in their final location in autumn.
Camassia quamash
zones 2-6
50 seeds
Blue Camas (Camassia quamash) includes a genus of plants in the asparagus family native to western North America. It grows in the wild in great numbers in moist meadows, often giving the area an illusion of a bright blue lake. The perennial plants have basal linear leaves measuring 8-32 inches in length, which emerge early in the spring. They grow to a height of 12-30 inches, with a multi-flowered stem rising above the main plant in summer. The 6-petaled flowers vary in color from pale lilac or white to deep purple or blue-violet. Camas can appear to color entire meadows when in flower.
Seeds should first be sown onto flats. Sink the flat into the ground in an area that offers shade, preferably close to a wall that faces north. Provide a glass or plastic covering. Keep soil moist. Seeds take from 1-6 months to germinate. After 2 years, transplant the seedlings in their final location in autumn.