Camassia cusickii (Cusick's Camas)

Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: PNW
Soil: Moist winter and spring - summer dry, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade-sun
Height: 12"- 32"

Attributes: Deciduous, Spring blooming. Each stem holds light blue flowers, bright yellow stamen. Dark green grass like foliage. Bulb goes dormant in the summer.

Notes: In the wild Camas grows in open woodlands, meadows. Plant in a rock garden or the edge of a shady garden. Camas was collected and even thought to be cultivated by Native Americans for food.

Companion plants: Fritillaria, Erythronium, Sorbus, Gaultheria, Allium