On 1 Jun 2009, at 7:17, Robin Hansen wrote: > Do you find that Camas leichtlinii, white form, generally blooms later > than the blue? Mine (single) is just now blooming and the flowers are > huge and beautiful, but my other camas are nearly over. Seems like this > happened last year also. Now that you mention it, yes, that happens with me too. Nomenclatural quibble: if by "white form" you mean the creamy yellow form native around Roseburg, I suggest you stop calling it "white", as the dark blue form throws occasional pure white sports. The creamy yellow form is formally Camassia leichtlinii leichtlinii, while the dark blue/violet form is Camassian leichtlinii suksdorfii. One of those situations where the type of a taxon is not typical in the everyday sense. Finally, a word of warning about camas in general: if you are in a congenial environment, every seed will germinate and, since the bulbs go down deep, you'll have an ineradicable weed on your hands. It's reached the point where, as with Hyacinthoides, I simply pull out all the flowering stems so that no seed sets. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island http://maps.google.ca/maps/…