SCIENTIFIC NAME: Camassia scilloides
COMMON NAME: Wild Hyacinth, Eastern Camas, Eastern Camas Lily, Atlantic Camas
BLOOM TIME: May, June
PLANT PROFILE:
- Stout stem up to 2 ft. tall.
- Top of stem has flower cluster 2 in. wide with 50 flowers ranging from pale blue to lilac with yellow centers.
- Habitat: moist prairies & savannas.
- Attractive spring plant for landscapes.
- Some Native Americans used bulb as a source of food, but it is hard to distinguish from deadly poisonous bulbs.
INSECT/ANIMAL INTERACTIONS:
- White-Tailed Deer occasionally chomp off the tops of the basal leaves.
- Flowers attract their fair share of insects, including many bees & flies, with occasional butterflies & wasps.
- Most of these insects seek nectar from the flowers.