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Spring
Camassia
Camassia leichtlinii
Family: Asparagaceae
Powdery & Softfaintsweet
SeasonSpring
OriginWestern North America
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Powdery & Soft · Spring bloomer
Camassia sends up tall spires of star-shaped blue-violet flowers in late spring, naturalising beautifully in damp grass where its starry racemes create a wild, painterly effect.
Symbolism & Meaning
constancy, perseverance
In the Victorian language of flowers, camassia means “Constancy”.
Habitat & Environment
Western North America
Camassia is native to Western North America.
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameCamassia leichtlinii
- FamilyAsparagaceae
- Native ToWestern North America
- Bloom SeasonSpring
- LifespanPerennial
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