Camassia scilloides, Wild Hyacinth, is the only eastern species of its genus, which is in the Lily family and characterized by squat bulbs, similar to those of tulips in size and shape.

Camassia esculenta is a synonym for Wild Hyacinth, which has a softly beautiful presence when it blooms for two to three weeks in mid- to late spring. Its light blue-violet to white flowers begin to bloom from the bottom, progressing toward the top, of the spike-like raceme at the end of the plant’s central stalk.  Attractive to a number of insects seeking nectar and pollen, Camassia scilloides re-seeds itself and, though slow to establish, is fairly long-lived.

By mid-summer, the basal leaves turn yellow and wither away and the plant remains dormant for the rest of the year.  Because of this, we tend to favor summer and fall plantings for the bare roots, over Spring.

Seeds / Packet: 40
Seeds / Ounce: 4,200

This species goes dormant early summer so we can ship dormant roots Summer - Fall (July - October) and Spring (April - May).

*This species may be difficult and/or slow to germinate and grow to maturity.  Please note the germination code below.