type :
Perennials, Bulbs
sun exposure :
Full Sun, Partial Shade
water :
Ample Water
planting zones :
US (Upper South) / Zone 6, MS (Middle South) / Zone 7, LS (Lower South) / Zone 8, CS (Coastal South) / Zone 9
Plant Details
Northwest natives. Starlike, slender-petaled blossoms are carried on spikes in late spring, early summer; grasslike basal leaves dry quickly after bloom. Plant in consistently moist, fairly heavy soil, where bulbs can remain undisturbed for many years. Set bulbs 4 inches deep, 6 inches apart. To avoid premature sprouting, plant after weather cools in fall. Resistant to deer and rodents.
camassia cusickii
- Dense clusters of pale blue flowers are borne on stems that grow to 3 feet tall.
- A white form is available.
camassia leichtlinii
- Large, handsome clusters of blue-to-creamy white flowers on stems to 4 feet tall.
- Sacajawea has white flowers and white-edged leaves.
- Semiplena has creamy white semidouble blooms.
- Camassia l.
- leichtlinii (C.
- Alba) is white with a faint hint of blue.
- Camassia l.
- suksdorfii has blue-to-deep blue-violet flowers; its selection 'Blue Danube' is deep blue.
camassia quamash(Camassia esculenta)
- Loose clusters of blue flowers on 1- to 2 feet stems.
- Flowers of 'Orion' are deeper blue.
- Blue Melody has dark blue flowers and cream-striped foliage.