Camas

Camas is one of my favorite native plants of Idaho.  It is not only beautiful but its roots were a major food source for native people before white settlers arrived.  Here are two pictures.  One is from my yard where we have put a few camas plants.  They require a lot of water, so we are very careful with them.  The second picture is a field of camas on what is called the Camas Prairie.  My picture doesn’t really do justice to them.  From a distance, they look like a sea of blue.    Leslie

Camus in My Yard

Camas in My Yard

Camus -- Sea of Blue

Camas Prairie — “Sea of Blue”

 

 

3 thoughts on “Camas

  1. Leslie, these are beautiful! I mentioned I am partial to blues and purples in a garden. I’m sure the wild mass planting is stunning.

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