Labour intensive??

It is such a nice day today it had to be a garden blip.
I couldn't decide between the California poppy, the forget-me-nots or this purple star shaped flower spike which I have just discovered is called Camassia.
The name derives from its popularity with the Indians, the Indian hyacinth or Indian quamash (C. quamash), was at one time ingested by Indians and considered to be quite a delicacy. The Indians roasted the roots as vegetables or boiled them, producing a sweet, molasses-like treat.
This camassia was also once used for medicinal purposes as a birthing aid to induce labour. >:0(
The flowers of this camassia species range from white to deep blue or purple. Camassia is sometimes called "Black Camas" because the bulb turns black when it is slow cooked.