Camassia is a genus of plants in the asparagus family native to North America. Common names include camas, quamash, Indian hyacinth, camash, and wild hyacinth. [citation needed] It grows in the wild in great numbers in moist meadows.

Nov 7, 2024 · Camassia is a spring-blooming bulb that stands out from the rest of the lot in two ways: The Camassia genus is native to North America (most spring bulbs were introduced to North America from Europe), and, unlike most bulbs, it tolerates wet conditions during the winter and prospers in damp sites.

Camassia is a genus of herbaceous bulbous plants in the asparagus family and is commonly known as camas, quamash, and wild hyacinth. The plant is a perennial and species of the plant can often be found growing wild in great numbers in moist meadows.

Camassia quamash, commonly known as Camas, is a clump-forming perennial adorned with upright racemes of star-shaped flowers in shades of sky blue to deep blue. With showy tepals, green centers, and yellow stamens, these blooms attract various beneficial pollinators.

May 4, 2024 · Also known as small camas, Camassia quamash grows in dense patches throughout the Northwest and parts of the Rockies. The flowers come in variations of blue and purple and put on impressive displays during the early summer.

Feb 7, 2024 · Camas aka wild hyacinth is a gorgeous, native perennial bulb that’s tougher than its delicate flowers suggest. Learn how to grow Camassia on Gardener's Path.

Camassia are hardy native plants that grow well in sun or dappled shade. The bulbs are planted in fall for flowers in late spring. The plants stand 24-30" tall, with blue, purple or white flowers.

May 26, 2021 · Camassias are a wonderful sight in April and May when their brilliant firework spikes emerge in blue, violet and white. They hold the fort between the spring tulips, which are just coming to an end, and summer’s full burst of colour.

Camassia is a bulbous genus with species that grow in moist open habitats, often wet meadows. Most of the species are native to North America and four of them the Northwest. What family they belong in has been subject to revision.

Camassia, commonly known as Camas or Quamash, is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, native to North America. These plants produce narrow linear leaves and striking blooms in spring and summer.