Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
South America
Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Types
-
Quamash
Number of Varieties
3-
0
40000
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Habitat
Homesteads, Screen Cottage and Informal Garden, Woodlands
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-113-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red
Blue, Dark Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Burgundy
Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Burgundy
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Burgundy
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Burgundy
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes, Rhizome division
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Moist but well drained, Sandy
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Indirect sunlight, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Flying insects
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Houseplant, Informal Garden
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Bromeliad
CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'
Common Name
Bromeliad
Blue Melody Camas, Camas
In Hindi
Bromeliad
केमाज़
In German
Bromeliad
Camas
In French
Bromeliad
Camas
In Spanish
Bromeliad
Camas
In Greek
Bromeliad
Camas
In Portuguese
Bromeliad
Camas
In Polish
Bromeliad
Camas
In Latin
Bromeliad
camas
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Monocots
Order
Bromeliales
Asparagales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Aechmea
Camassia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
34776
1
27800
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