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Camassia spp.

Camas Lily

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Information by: W-E Plants for the Willamette Valle        Photographer: Roy Wiskar

 

Description

Camas is an Oregon native and member of the Lily family. This bulb plant reaches 1-2' tall and 1' wide. This attractive plant has deciduous, green, strap-like leaves. The flowering stem rises above the foliage in spring presenting electric blue-violet petals with tiny yellow stamen. These bulbs will self-seed if you do NOT cut off spent flower heads. They will naturalize your garden over time. It does well in full sun with wet soil in winter but dried out soil in summer. Does tolerate clay soil. No need to water this plant during summer. Very attractive.

 

Plant Type

Bulb

Height Range

1-3'

Width Range

Under 1'

Flower Color

Blue

Flower Season

Spring

Leaf Color

Green

Bark Color

n/a

Fruit Color

n/a

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

Water

Low, Medium

Growth Rate

Moderate

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Moist, Dry

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Meadow, Water Garden, Wetlands

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

Seasonal Interest

Spring

Location Uses

Entry, Patio, Raised Planter, Walkways, With Rocks

Special Uses

Container, Filler, Mass Planting, Naturalizing

Attracts Wildlife

Birds

Water Saving Tip:

Water between sunset and sunrise when temperatures and wind are the lowest.