prairie camas
Camassia angusta
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterNeeds moist soil
Sizeup to 2.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White , blue , purple , violet
Notes
Prairie camas (Camassia angusta) is a perennial. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and moist soil. It blooms in mid to late spring with white, blue, purple, or violet flowers. The plants reach up to 30 inches tall. This camas grows wild across the central and south-central United States.
Pairs well with Allegheny serviceberry, Ruby Spice sweet pepperbush, and Western sword fern.
Native range
AR, IA, IL, IN, and 6 more places. See all 10
AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MO, MS, OK, and TX.