Bald Cypress

Camas

About Bald Cypress and Camas

Bald Cypress

Camas

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Bald cypress is a cypress type

Quamash

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Humid climates, Warmer regions

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-113-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-5

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2,130.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green, Bronze, Brown

Blue, Dark Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Lime Green

Green, Ivory

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Copper, Bronze

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Pollution, Soil Compaction

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep plant submerged in water

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Blight, Chlorosis, Drought, Mites

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Not Available

Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Acne, Skin Disorders, Wounds

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Used in construction, Used in Furniture

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

Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TAXODIUM distichum

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

7.2 Common Name

Bald Cypress

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

7.2.1 In Hindi

bald cypress

केमाज़

7.2.2 In German

kahlen Zypresse

Camas

7.2.3 In French

cyprès chauve

Camas

7.2.4 In Spanish

ciprés calvo

Camas

7.2.5 In Greek

φαλακρό κυπαρίσσι

Camas

7.2.6 In Portuguese

calvo cipreste

Camas

7.2.7 In Polish

Łysy drzewa cyprysowego

Camas

7.2.8 In Latin

dilata calvitium cypressus

camas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Monocots

8.4 Order

Pinales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Cupressaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Taxodium

Camassia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA6

1 27800

Properties of Bald Cypress and Camas

Wondering what are the properties of Bald Cypress and Camas? We provide you with everything About Bald Cypress and Camas. Bald Cypress doesn't have thorns and Camas doesn't have thorns. Also Bald Cypress does not have fragrant flowers. Bald Cypress has allergic reactions like Asthma and Camas has allergic reactions like Asthma. 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 Bald Cypress and Camas and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bald Cypress and Camas

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

Bald Cypress and Camas Physical Information

Bald Cypress and Camas physical information is very important for comparison. Bald Cypress height is 2,130.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Camas height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Bald Cypress and Camas are as follows:

Bald Cypress flower color: Green, Bronze and Brown
Bald Cypress leaf color: Green and Lime Green
Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory

Care of Bald Cypress and Camas

Care of Bald Cypress and Camas include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bald Cypress pruning is done Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots and Camas pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bald Cypress 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.