Camas

Camas

(Camassia leichtlinii)

  • Size: 12-28"
  • Seasonal Habits: Flowers in early spring to early summer
  • Toxicity: Non-Toxic

It is a perennial herb that grows from an edible bulb. The leaves are long and narrow, grass-like, and emerge from the base. Common camas flowers are light to deep blue; more than three flowers in an inflorescence may be open at one time. Camas flowers have six tepals, six stamens, and three stigmas