Wild hyacinth

A perfect native alternative to ornamental bulbs.Eastern wild hyacinths (Camassia scilloides) can substitute for ornamental bulbs such as grape hyacinths (Muscari armeniacum), Siberian squill (Scilla siberica) and Spanish bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica). Racemes of lavender flowers emerge atop 1 to 2 foot high stems in mid to late spring. GrowingWild hyacinths grow best in moist soils and full sun. They also grow just fine in dappled shade as these are and tolerate drier soils when not…

Camassia (Camas, Quamash, Wild Hyacinth) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox

Wild hyacinth (Camassia scilloides) of the Agavaceae (Century Plant) family, formerly of the Liliaceae (Lily) Family, is also known as Atlantic camas and eastern camas. It is found in the U.S…

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Camas aka wild hyacinth is a gorgeous, native perennial bulb that’s tougher than its delicate flowers suggest. Learn how to grow Camassia on Gardener's Path.

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Seasonal Wild Flowers - Hyacinth

This is one of the showy late spring woodland wildflowers that can form a large colony but is a great plant for attracting honeybees, bumblebees, Cuckoo bees and Halictid bees. It is fairly easy to grow in the garden and reproduces primarily by seeds, and that is how it is often available at native plant nurseries. In early spring this perennial has basal leaves that look somewhat like a droopy grass or sedge leaf that can be 1 1/2' across. When the flowering stalk appears, usually in early…