Cammasia quamash
Common Name: Common camas
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Asparagaceae
Hardiness Zone: 4-10
Sunlight: Sun to semi-shade
Exposure: Any
Soil: Well-drained, moist, fertile, humus soil, after flowering takes summer drought
Plant Height x Width: 12" - 35" H
Leaf: grass like leaves
Flower: pale to deep blue star shaped flower
Maintenance: low to no maintenance; let it die down or cut stalks down
Landscape use: native garden, layered in bed with later bloomers, meadow
Pest and Disease: None
Deer and Rabbit Tolerance: Partly deer resistant
Comments: Native to Victoria and was used by First Nations.
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Asparagaceae
Hardiness Zone: 4-10
Sunlight: Sun to semi-shade
Exposure: Any
Soil: Well-drained, moist, fertile, humus soil, after flowering takes summer drought
Plant Height x Width: 12" - 35" H
Leaf: grass like leaves
Flower: pale to deep blue star shaped flower
Maintenance: low to no maintenance; let it die down or cut stalks down
Landscape use: native garden, layered in bed with later bloomers, meadow
Pest and Disease: None
Deer and Rabbit Tolerance: Partly deer resistant
Comments: Native to Victoria and was used by First Nations.