PlantsFlowers
Wild Hyacinth
Camassia scilloides
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Pale blue spring spikes from a bulb
EasyFlowers
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium–moist
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers May
- How it spreads
- Bulb
- What to buy
- Bulbs in fall, or pots in spring.
- When to plant
- Plant bulbs in October.
In the design
A real Chicago-region wildflower, not a Dutch bulb. It wants spring moisture and summer that isn't a swamp.
Handle with care
Eat only if you planted these and you are sure. Death camas is a different bulb.
