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Common Camas (Camassia quamash)
\nSEN\u0106O\u0166EN (Saanich First Nations Language): \u1e30\u023dO\u00b8EL<\/p>\n

Common Camas (\u1e30\u023dO\u00b8EL) is a native perennial wildflower that features star-shaped blue\/purple flowers. It thrives in moist meadows and prairies, preferring well-drained, loamy clay soils. The plant is well-adapted to the seasonal rain patterns to the Vancouver Island area, and goes into dormancy during the dry summer conditions. \u1e30\u023dO\u00b8EL plays an important ecologic role by providing nectar for pollinators. W\u0331S\u00c1NE\u0106 peoples traditionally harvest the \u1e30\u023dO\u00b8EL bulbs as an important and significant root vegetable food source, high in carbohydrates with a sweet, nutty flavor. It is also part of rituals and gatherings, such as the W\u0331S\u00c1NE\u0106 PEN\u00c1W\u0331E\u1e48 – Moon of the Camas Harvest. The harvest marks a time where families travelled to camas harvest locations. \u1e30\u023dO\u00b8EL harvest plots provide edible camas bulbs as well as fresh gull eggs laid in \u1e30\u023dO\u00b8EL fields. Learn more about the Moon of the Camas Harvest here.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u1e30\u023dO\u00b8EL requires 2-5 years to mature before providing beautiful visible blooms when grown from seed, varying on growing conditions. Young bulbs were planted in YYJ Pollinator Garden in 2022, and we patiently wait for these beautiful flowers to be observed. Please enjoy the beauty of this plant from afar as harvesting requires traditional knowledge and sustainable practices.<\/p>\n

Light conditions: Full sun
\nBlooms: April-June
\nHabitat: Meadow
\nSowing time: Sow in fall for spring germination, cold stratification needed.
\nComplementary plants: California Oatgrass, Western Buttercup, Woolly Sunflower, Yarrow, Field Chickweed<\/p>\n

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