That is a possibility, but rather odd that they should seed in the original clump and be the same size as the original bulb. Also not got any other paler ones in places where they have self seeded.
Camassias do come in all those colours. Maybe its the bees at work pollinating last years flowers. I had a similar thing happen with white harebells as I now have light blue ones too.
The seed would have had to have been produced and grown a few years back for the plant to be flowering at the same size as the original.
Also, as I said, we have only got the dark blue of that one and another species which is lighter blue, but not white. Will be a heck of a job to separate out the different colours though, the clump is huge!
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Any chance they're seedlings of the original?
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That is a possibility, but rather odd that they should seed in the original clump and be the same size as the original bulb. Also not got any other paler ones in places where they have self seeded.
A form of reversion? There are white camassias so maybe pale blue is normal or maybe they're missing some essential mineral to keep them blue.
Camassias do come in all those colours. Maybe its the bees at work pollinating last years flowers. I had a similar thing happen with white harebells as I now have light blue ones too.
The seed would have had to have been produced and grown a few years back for the plant to be flowering at the same size as the original.
Also, as I said, we have only got the dark blue of that one and another species which is lighter blue, but not white. Will be a heck of a job to separate out the different colours though, the clump is huge!