On 9 May 2012, at 10:43, James Waddick wrote: > A week or so ago I posted about the first bloom of these > bulbs...they are WHITE. I think so much emphasis has been put on the > variegated foliage (the color has disappeared already) and less > mention of flower color. Since we have no other white Camassia this > is an added bonus of variety. What species of camas is 'Sacajewea' supposed to be? We have two camas here on southern Vancouver Island: C. quamash and C. leichtlinii ssp. suksdorfii. Years ago I used to prowl around neglected corners of the city where these grew and found a number of pure white and pale blue specimens of the latter, but never the former. Some of these whites and pale blues were translated into the garden. Once or twice I've seen plants that appeared from a passing car to be pink, but never when I could get a good look at them to be sure just what color they were. Unfortunately camas appear to be weedy in my climate, so I have a thicket of the silly things now. They set copious seed and the seed germinates freely. Since their bulbs go down to China, they're nearly impossible to get rid of. I have learned to turn a blind eye and just enjoy the flowers when they come out. PS: C. leichtlinii is one of those plants that confuse novice bulb lovers as the type of the species in the formal botanical sense (C. leichtlinii leichtlinii) hales from around Roseburg, Oregon, and is pale yellow. The more common deep blue-purple form found further north thus became a subspecies, even though it is more typical in the ordinary sense. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Z. 7-8, cool Mediterranean climate