| Description | A plant native to the northwest of the USA with blue to violet-blue flowers borne on 3-4 feet stout stems. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full, some shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | blue, violet-blue,star-shaped flowers in terminal raceme, usually only 2-3 flowers open at the same time, borne on stout stems |
| Leaves | thin, glossy, linear strap-like leaves, forms a large clump of foliage from the base |
| Stems | bulbs |
| Roots | bulbs |
| Dimensions | 3-4 feet tall |
| Maintenance | plant bulbs 4-6 inches deep |
| Propagation | bulbs, seeds |
| Native Site | Low elevations wetlands of the Pacific slope. |
| Cultivar Origin | Camassia leichtlinii was named in honour of Maximilian Leichtlin (1831-1910). |
| Notes & Reference | #59-Naturalizing Bulbs (Rob Proctor), #113-Bulbs for Gardens Habits (Judy Glattstein), #188-Bulb (Anna Pavord), #189-Bulbs of North America (North American Rock Garden Society) |
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