We all know and love daffodils and tulips in our spring gardens, but it's camassia that's a consistent visitor favorite in the BHG Test Garden, says Test Garden manager Sandra Gerdes. The tall purple, ...

There's a striking blue flower that provides plenty of height and color in your spring flower bed, but it's often overlooked when it comes to fall bulb planting. Six species are found in the Camassia ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Camassia is an unusual bulb flower in several ways. First, it probably will ...

* What it is: Despite being a U.S. native species, the spring-flowering bulb family of Camassia is seldom planted in home gardens. These produce foot-tall spikes of blue star-shaped flowers that open ...

Two tall blue camassia made a surprise visit to my garden this week. I’d forgotten I planted them. It’s likely not politically correct to say this about a native plant, but I’m not sure I like the ...

Spring-blooming bulbs such as tulips, hyacinths and daffodils tend to rot if you plant them among moisture-loving perennials that require regular summer watering. If you would like a bulb that likes ...

Specialty bulbs, sometimes called minor bulbs, reflect the many other spring bulb treasures that can be planted in fall to herald the next growing season. Because many are diminutive, they are perfect ...

A recent trip to a hiking destination near Oakridge reminded me that early May is peak bloom time for camas lilies. Camas can bloom quite a bit earlier in some locations (on the west-facing grassy ...