Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Camassia [1460]

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genus_en: Quamash

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Family: Asparagaceae

family_ja: キジカクシ

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description_en: Genus of 5 or 6 species of bulbous perennials from damp, fertile meadow-land in North America. Large, ovoid to spherical bulbs give rise to erect, narrow, linear, keeled, channelled, bright green, basal leaves. Loose or dense, terminal racemes of large, showy, star- or cup-shaped, blue, purple, or white flowers, each with 6 tepals, are borne on leafless stems among the leaves from late spring to summer; the dead tepals sometimes persist after capsules develop. Grow in a border or a wildflower meadow. Good for cut flowers. The bulbs of C. quamash were once an important food source for native Americans.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe. Remove offsets when dormant in summer.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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comment_ja: ヒナユリ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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