
Camassia
- Botanical Name
- Camassia leichtlinii
- Hardiness
- Zones 5 to 9
- Height
- 3 to 4 feet
- Width
- 1 to 2 feet
- Flowers
- Late spring to early summer: white, blue, purple, cream
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist to wet, fertile
- Planting & Care
- Plant bulbs 4-6" deep and 6" apart in fall
- Leaves will go dormant in the heat of summer after flowering
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Blue Danube - 30-36" tall, blue flowers
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