Camas

Blue Dune Lyme Grass

About Camas and Blue Dune Lyme Grass

Camas

Blue Dune Lyme Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Grass

1.3 Origin

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Asia, Central Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Quamash

Blue Lyme Grass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, sandy seeps, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-84-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

10 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA150.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA75.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Dark Blue

Creamy Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Ivory

Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Light Yellow, Pink, Steel Blue

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Root Division, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established

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

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Pollution, Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

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

Flying insects

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

LEYMUS arenarius 'Blue Dune'

7.2 Common Name

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

Blue Dune Lyme Grass, Sand Ryegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

केमाज़

Blue Dune Lyme Grass

7.2.2 In German

Camas

Blau Dune Lyme Grass

7.2.3 In French

Camas

Bleu Dune Lyme Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Camas

Azul Duna hierba de Lyme

7.2.5 In Greek

Camas

Μπλε Dune Lyme Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Camas

Azul Dune Lyme grama

7.2.7 In Polish

Camas

Niebieska Trawa Dune z Lyme

7.2.8 In Latin

camas

Blue Dune Lyme Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Monocots

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Camassia

Elymus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Triticeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

6NA

1 27800

Properties of Camas and Blue Dune Lyme Grass

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

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Season and Care of Camas and Blue Dune Lyme Grass

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

Camas and Blue Dune Lyme Grass Physical Information

Camas and Blue Dune Lyme Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Camas height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Blue Dune Lyme Grass height is 150.00 cm and width 75.00 cm. The color specification of Camas and Blue Dune Lyme Grass are as follows:

Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory
Blue Dune Lyme Grass flower color: Creamy Yellow
Blue Dune Lyme Grass leaf color: Blue Green and Steel Blue

Care of Camas and Blue Dune Lyme Grass

Care of Camas and Blue Dune Lyme Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Camas pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Blue Dune Lyme Grass pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Camas needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Dune Lyme Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.