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Camassia ‘John Treasure’


Description:

Double flowered form discovered in the early 1980s by John Treasure (1911-1993). It was found by John in the courtyard at Burford House nr Tenbury Wells. John appears to have passed this cultivar on to Netta Statham, who also shared the cultivar more widely.

Threat Status: Threatened In Cultivation As assessed by the Plant Heritage Threatened Plants Programme. For more details see www.plantheritage.org.uk/conservation/threatened-plants/

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