Camas
Camassia quamash
Camas is a bulb for bulb layer, suited to full sun to partial shade and loam, sandy soil, chalk or acid soil, flowering May, Jun.
| Type | Bulb |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 80 cm |
| Spread | 25 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | USDA 4a-8b, RHS H4 |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | No |
Where to use it in a border
At around 80 cm, it sits best through the middle of a border, between taller structure behind and edging in front. Give it about 25 cm of room to spread, roughly 4 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 4a to 8b and rated H4 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, sandy soil, chalk soil, acid soil, pollinator-friendly plants.
Border Builder uses Camas's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Avensto edge in front
- Black-Eyed Susanto flower when it does not
- Blazing Starto flower when it does not
- Coneflowerto flower when it does not
- Coneflower 'Pink Double Delight'to flower when it does not
- Coneflower 'White Swan'to flower when it does not