Boulder Blue Fescue

Camassia

About Boulder Blue Fescue and Camassia

Boulder Blue Fescue

Camassia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Asia

Northwestern United States

1.4 Types

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

Camassia howellii, Camassia cusickii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

Depression on prairies, Hillside, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-83-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

30.50 cm91.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm10.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Blue, Violet, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Never Over-water, 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

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, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune after flowering, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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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

Birds, Butterflies

Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification, Bouquets, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

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, Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

CAMASSIA cusickii

7.2 Common Name

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

Camassia, Quamash

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boulder Blue Fescue

Camassia

7.2.2 In German

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

Camassia

7.2.3 In French

Boulder bleu fétuque

Camassia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

Camassia

7.2.5 In Greek

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

Camassia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

Camassia

7.2.7 In Polish

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

Camassia

7.2.8 In Latin

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

Camassia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Asparagaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Camassia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Poeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

Agavoideae

8.10 Number of Species

616

1 27800

Properties of Boulder Blue Fescue and Camassia

Wondering what are the properties of Boulder Blue Fescue and Camassia? We provide you with everything About Boulder Blue Fescue and Camassia. Boulder Blue Fescue doesn't have thorns and Camassia doesn't have thorns. Also Boulder Blue Fescue does not have fragrant flowers. Boulder Blue Fescue has allergic reactions like Not Available and Camassia has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Boulder Blue Fescue and Camassia and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Camassia

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

Boulder Blue Fescue and Camassia Physical Information

Boulder Blue Fescue and Camassia physical information is very important for comparison. Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Camassia height is 91.40 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Boulder Blue Fescue and Camassia are as follows:

Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray
Camassia flower color: Blue, Violet and Ivory
Camassia leaf color: Green

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Camassia

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Camassia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Boulder Blue Fescue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Camassia pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove dead leaves. In summer Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Camassia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.