This is NOT an official Eastern New Mexico University home page. 6-part flowers among clumps of grasslike foliage. The flowers' petal-like segments twist together after pollination. Moist soil that dries out only after flowering has finished. Native to wet mountain meadows, Camassia can be grown at lower elevations if sufficient moisture is provided.
Colors range from the ones listed to any in between.
Full sun to very light shade. Different species prefer soil anywhere from moist and peaty to sandy and dry. The petals often have darker colors at their bases. Full sun to light shade. Average, well-drained soil.