A Pacific Northwest U.S. native, Camassia quamash or Common quamash, is best grown in moist, fertile soil in full sun to partial sunlight. Unlike most bulbs, it prefers soil that has a bit more moisture. Deer- and rodent-resistant, C. quamashforms ever substantive clusters of linear strappy foliage around upright racemes studded with dozens of six-petaled, 2", star-shaped sky blue to brilliant azure blue flowers with yellow anthers and whisper-green centers. The flowers open sequentially from the bottom to the top.
A note about provenance: Our Camassia quamash bulbs are commercially propagated in the Netherlands and are sold as the straight species, not as a named cultivar or local ecotype. For ecological restoration or planting adjacent to remnant native camas populations, we recommend using locally sourced genetic material. For urban gardens, these affordable bulbs make it possible to return a native spring-flowering species to landscapes where camas is largely absent.
Plant 4-6" deep and 6" apart in full to partial sunlight.
Bloom time: May/June. Height: 24" to 30".