Atlantic Camas
Herb latin name: Atlantic Camas,Atlantic Camas Extract
Latin name: Camassia scilloides
Synonyms: Camassia esculenta, Camassia fraseri, Quamasia hyacinthinaCamassia esculenta, Camassia fraseri, Quamasia hyacinthina
Family: Hyacinthaceae
Habitat of the herb: the herb: Low fields, meadows and open woods. Propagation of Atlantic Camas: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. The sHabitat of the herb: the herb: Low fields, meadows and open woods.
Propagation of Atlantic Camas: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. The seed can also be sown in a cold frame in spring. It usually germinates in 1 - 6 months at 15℃, but it can be erratic. Sow the seed thinly so that it does not need to be thinned and allow the seedlings to grow on undisturbed for their first year. Give an occasional liquid feed to ensure that the plants do not become nutrient deficient. When the plants are dormant in late summer, pot up the small bulbs putting 2 - 3 bulbs in each pot. Grow them on for another one or two years in a cold frame before planting them out when dormant in late summer. Offsets in late summer. The bulb has to be scored in order to produce offsets.
Cultivation of the herb: Low fields, meadows and open woods.
Medicinal use of Atlantic Camas: None known
Known hazards of Camassia scilloides: None known
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