Camas

Bush Bean

About Camas and Bush Bean

Camas

Bush Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Vegetable

Origin

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Central America, South America

Types

Quamash

Black turtle Cranberry Flageolet Kidney Pea Pinto White

Number of Varieties

-10

0 40000

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Habitat

Mixed deciduous forest, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm35.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.00 cm50.80 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Dark Blue

Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Ivory

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Acuminate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep ground moist

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Flying insects

Allergy

Asthma

Legume allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutritive

Part of Plant Used

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

Seeds

Other Uses

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

Used as a dye, Used in biomass

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Black Valentine'

Common Name

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

string bean field bean flageolet bean French bean garden bean green bean haricot bean pop bean

In Hindi

केमाज़

Bush Bean

In German

Camas

Buschbohne

In French

Camas

Bush Bean

In Spanish

Camas

Bush haba

In Greek

Camas

Μπους φασολιών

In Portuguese

Camas

feijão de Vagem

In Polish

Camas

Bush Bean

In Latin

camas

Bush Bean,

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Monocots

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Fabales

Family

Liliaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Camassia

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

670

1 27800

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Properties of Camas and Bush Bean

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

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Season and Care of Camas and Bush Bean

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

Camas and Bush Bean Physical Information

Camas and Bush Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Camas height is 60.00 cm and width 20.00 cm whereas Bush Bean height is 35.60 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Camas and Bush Bean are as follows:

Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory
Bush Bean flower color: Pink
Bush Bean leaf color: Green

Care of Camas and Bush Bean

Care of Camas and Bush Bean include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Camas pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Bush Bean pruning is done 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 Bush Bean needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.