General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 24 to 30 inches (60-75cm)
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches (30-45cm)
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: lavender to pale blue-violet
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Miscellaneous: Endangered

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Common names
  • Prairie Camas
  • Prairie Hyacinth
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Camassia angusta
  • Synonym: Camassia alba
  • Synonym: Camassia fraseri var. angusta

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Date: before 2002
photo by Dr. John Hilty via SEINet: https://swbiodiversity.org/se
Location: Washington County, NY (home garden)
Date: 06/02/2020
photo by Kerry Woods via Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/93
Location: Comanche, Texas
Date: 04/23/2019
photo by Eric Keith via iNaturalist: https://inaturalist.ca/obser

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