Indian Hyacinths

The Indian Hyacinths, Camassia esculenta, has soft blue-violet flowers. An excellent naturalizer and native to North America, this wild-looking plant adds interest to beds, borders and rock gardens. It is deer resistant, has glossy, strappy foliage and thick flower stems. These stems are thickly covered with blue violet blooms. Recommended for moist meadows and perennial beds and borders. (These bulbs are cultivated, not collected from the wild. ) They bloom later than most other spring flowers, in late spring or early summer. Indian Hyacinths grows best in well-drained soil high in humus. It will grow in lightly shaded forest areas and on rocky outcrops as well as in open meadows or prairies. Additionally it is found growing alongside streams and rivers. ... more info