Blue Camas

Blue Camas was one of the most important traditional food plants of Indigenous peoples across western North America — the starchy bulbs were baked for days in earth ovens, transforming bitter inulin into sweet fructose. Only harvest when in flower, as the bulbs look identical to the deadly Death Camas (Anticlea/Zigadenus) when dormant. A spectacular late-spring meadow plant for naturalistic gardens — full sun after bloom allows the bulb to recharge.