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Camassia quamash - Camass-lily
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Botanic Name: Camassia quamash
Common Name: Camass-lily
Size: 1'h x 1'w
Sun: Sun
H20: occ.H2O/moist
Clay Tolerant
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Description:
A striking many flowered bulb of wet meadows. This Camassia shows off its clear blue, star shaped blossoms between May and July. Give it full sun and regular water in summer, during its growing season. Easy to grow, Camas-lily will multiply rapidly under favorable conditions creating drifts of blue in late spring. Bulbs are edible both raw and cooked.

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Yerba Buena Nursery
(650) 851-1668

19500 Skyline Blvd.
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Woodside, CA 94062
FAX (650) 851-5565

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