Acerola

Camas

About Acerola and Camas

Acerola

Camas

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

Quamash

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-113-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

457.20 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

243.84 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

Blue, Dark Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Ivory

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Sandy

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wind

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, scurvy, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

7.2 Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

7.2.1 In Hindi

Acerola Tree

केमाज़

7.2.2 In German

Acerola Baum

Camas

7.2.3 In French

Acerola Arbre

Camas

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

Camas

7.2.5 In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

Camas

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

Camas

7.2.7 In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

Camas

7.2.8 In Latin

Acerola ligno

camas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Monocots

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Malpighiaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Malpighia

Camassia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available, Paperveroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA6

1 27800

Properties of Acerola and Camas

Wondering what are the properties of Acerola and Camas? We provide you with everything About Acerola and Camas. Acerola doesn't have thorns and Camas doesn't have thorns. Also Acerola does not have fragrant flowers. Acerola has allergic reactions like Pollen and Camas has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Acerola and Camas and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Acerola and Camas

Season and care of Acerola and Camas is important to know. While considering everything about Acerola and Camas Care, growing season is an essential factor. Acerola season is Spring and Summer and Camas season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Acerola is Loam, Sand and for Camas is Loam while the PH of soil for Acerola is Alkaline and for Camas is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Acerola and Camas Physical Information

Acerola and Camas physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Camas height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Acerola and Camas are as follows:

Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory

Care of Acerola and Camas

Care of Acerola and Camas include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Acerola pruning is done In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Camas pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Camas needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.