#quamash

[faguscarolinensis]

Camassia quamash / Common Camas at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[puutterings]

purple heart, sage pumps for; smoke trees puttering

                                                                          See                                                                 Bethelehem sage                                                         Pumps for fountains, 118                                                 Purple bell vine, 101, 131                                         Purple coneflowers, 46                                 Purple fountain grass, 77                         Purple heart, 136, 163                 Purple smoke trees, 136         Puttering place, 90-95 Pyramid bugleweed, 147

                                                                        Barbara W. Ellis. Shady Retreats : 20 plans for colorful, private spaces in your backyward (Storey Books 2003) : 181 : link borrowable at archive.org : link (opens to index, p 181)

Barbara W. Ellis, cengage bio : link  

[spotjardin]

Le camassia

PRÉSENTATION Le camassia est une très jolie plante bulbeuse qui aura une magnifique floraison éclatante avec ses fleurs bleues voire parfois blanches en forme d’étoile. Sa floraison s’étalera du mois d’avril au mois de juin. Sa culture sera très facile ainsi que son entretien. Son besoin en eau sera moyen. Continue reading

View On WordPress

[salbidum]

Hat-tip to the (Salish????) elder who straight-facedly told this medical anthropologist that cooked inulin-rich roots are food, but raw inulin-rich roots are a very effective contraceptive

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 27 May 2018

In this border Camassia leichtlinii subsp. leichtlinii (Californian white-flowered quamash, large camas) flower spikes are forming the repeated vertical between the mounds of new foliage of the herbaceous perennials. These Camassia are tolerant, long-lived bulbs, ideal for sun or a lightly shaded location and can be naturalised in meadows. 

Jill Raggett

[joerojasburke]

Camassia quamash, encountered in an urban drainage swale. Very Portland.

[kleptobek]

Royal #purple #camas #quamash #Camassiaquamash #wildflowers #flowers #blooms #garden #springtime

[gardeningknowhow]

Camassia - also known as #quamash and #wildhyacinth, #camassia is a U.S. native #plant that produces pale blue to lavender star-shaped #blooms in #spring.