Camassia scilloides

Camassia scilloides

Image: Robert H. Mohlenbrock, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln.

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Common Name Wild Hyacinth Category:

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Soil: Mesic (Medium)
Sun: Full Sun – Part Sun
Height: 1-2 feet
Bloom Color: Light blue to white
Bloom Season: May – June

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Suggested Uses: Wild Hyacinth is a beautiful plant that does well in open woodland gardens!  Prefers acidic, rich soils. Goes dormant by mid-summer.

Native Range: Native to the Lower Midwest and parts of the South. Minnesota is just outside of its native range but it survives well here and is not aggressive.

Pollinators: Bees, flies, wasps

Flowers: Each flower has 6 tepals. Flowers form on racemes of up to 20 flowers which bloom from the bottom up.  Primary reproduction is by bulb offshoots. The flowers somewhat resemble those of the cultivated florist hyacinths. These form an open terminal spike atop a 2′ tall bare stem. Bloom color may vary from whitish, to shades of blue, lavender or lilac.

Leaves: Basal leaves are narrow and grass-like, up to 12″ long.

Other names: Atlantic Camas

More Information: USDA PLANT profile

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Weight 2 lbs
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