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Camassia angusta
Also called Prairie Hyacinth, Wild Hyacinth
Prairie camas is a bulbous perennial native to the central United States, grown for its spikes of star-shaped blue to violet or white spring flowers. It needs cool, moist conditions in spring and a dry rest period in summer.
Camassia angusta, the prairie camas or prairie hyacinth, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is native to the central US; Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, and Indiana. A bulbous perennial reaching 75 cm (30 in), it blooms in April and May with white, blue, purple, or violet flowers.
Cusick's camas · Howell's camas · Large camas · Small camas · Atlantic camas · Camas
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
