Beet

Camas

About Beet and Camas

Beet

Camas

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Europe

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet

Quamash

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available, Unknown

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-103-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Green

Blue, Dark Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available, Tan

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

Green, Ivory

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Spinach Type

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Flea Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Mexican Bean Beetles

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

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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

Coarse

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

breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat, wheezing

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation, Unknown

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food

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

Bedding Plant, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BETA vulgaris 'Early Wonder Tall'

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

7.2 Common Name

Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

7.2.1 In Hindi

चुकंदर

केमाज़

7.2.2 In German

Rübe

Camas

7.2.3 In French

betterave

Camas

7.2.4 In Spanish

remolacha

Camas

7.2.5 In Greek

παντζάρι

Camas

7.2.6 In Portuguese

beterraba

Camas

7.2.7 In Polish

buraczany

Camas

7.2.8 In Latin

cui pendens sicula beta

camas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Streptophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Caryophyllidae

Monocots

8.4 Order

Not Available

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Chenopodiaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Beta

Camassia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

286

1 27800

Properties of Beet and Camas

Wondering what are the properties of Beet and Camas? We provide you with everything About Beet and Camas. Beet doesn't have thorns and Camas doesn't have thorns. Also Beet does not have fragrant flowers. Beet has allergic reactions like breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat and wheezing and Camas has allergic reactions like breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat and wheezing. 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 Beet and Camas and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Beet and Camas

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

Beet and Camas Physical Information

Beet and Camas physical information is very important for comparison. Beet height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Camas height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Beet and Camas are as follows:

Beet flower color: Red and Green
Beet leaf color: White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange and Dark Green
Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory

Care of Beet and Camas

Care of Beet and Camas include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Beet pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves and Remove deadheads and Camas pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Beet 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.