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Camassia Leichtlinii

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What is the plant

Camassia leichtlinii, the great camas or large camas, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. This herbaceous perennial is native to western North America in British Columbia, Canada and California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, USA.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

3 - 8

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Average water needs. Camassia will tolerate wet, but not boggy conditions.
Pruning
Cut back faded flower spike.
Fertilizer
Fertilize with a little compost.

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Sunlight
It has a bit of tolerance for partial shade allowing it to grow in both open meadows and sun-dappled savanna conditions beneath oaks or fruit trees.
Soil
Great camas thrives in rich organic soils that are boggy and wet during the winter but dry out fully in the summer. It has a bit of tolerance for partial shade allowing it to grow in both open meadows and sun-dappled savanna conditions beneath oaks or fruit trees.
Temperature
Camas seed requires 42-100 days of cold temperatures (34-40°F) under moist stratification for maximum germination (90-100%).

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