Camassia scilloides (Wild Hyacinth) Ephemeral

Camassia scilloides (Wild Hyacinth) EphemeralCamassia scilloides (Wild Hyacinth) has got to be in the top 10 most beautiful native woodland plants! This great ephemeral plant that can have a dramatic effect in mass plantings. With its white blue flowers this attractive plant can do well in shade and part shade gardens equally. Although it can take some time to establish it is well worth the wait, we just can speak highly enough of this plant. Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil Conditions Wet

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Flower Color Green

Such a great fern for woodland garden

This deep root makes it one of the most drought-resilient plants in the prairie allowing it to suck up water from deep in the soil

In the fall this plant can display beautiful red to purple colors as it goes dormant

multi-stemmed

Height 80'-100'

its showy flowers can add some early yellow pop in your native planting

The heart-shaped leaves and arched shape branches can provide nice ornamental effects

It grows easily in medium to dry soils and can spread slowly over time to form a quality sunny groundcover if maintained properly

Photo 1 By: By Rob Routledge

and folklore has it that the early settlers drank from these plants to survive