Camassia Quamash [Cama Lily]

A GOOD COMPANION PLANT with BLUE FLAG IRIS

Category: Bulbs

Height: 18-24 in.

Spacing: 6-9 in.

Hardiness:4-9

Sun Exposure: Full Sun

Bloom Color: Medium Blue

Bloom Time: Mid Spring - Early Summer

Other details: Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping

The one to two-inch bulbs of Camassia quamash are edible & were a Native American delicacy among the Blackfoots, Cree, Nez Pierce & other of the First Peoples. If steamed or pit-cooked very slowly for at least a full day (up to a whopping 3 days), the bulbs’ bland complex sugar called inulin, breaks down into sweet fructose. Fully 1/3 of its cooked weight becomes easily digestible fructose. Drying it out, grinding & mixing it with water produces a thick gravy. Not to be confused with the similar looking but toxic “Death Camas” (Zigadenus spp)

PRICED: SIX (6)bulbs for $5.00

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