Camas

California Lilac

About Camas and California Lilac

Camas

California Lilac

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Quamash

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, Ceanothus maritimus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

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Hillside, Open Forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

7-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

10-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Dark Blue

Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Ivory

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

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

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

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

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Can be made into a herbal tea

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

CEANOTHUS 'Cascade'

7.2 Common Name

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

California Lilac

7.2.1 In Hindi

केमाज़

कैलिफोर्निया बकाइन

7.2.2 In German

Camas

Kalifornien Lilac

7.2.3 In French

Camas

Californie Lilas

7.2.4 In Spanish

Camas

California lila

7.2.5 In Greek

Camas

Καλιφόρνια Λιλά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Camas

California Lilac

7.2.7 In Polish

Camas

Kalifornia Lilac

7.2.8 In Latin

camas

California Lilac

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Chlorophyta

8.3 Class

Monocots

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Rhamnaceae

8.6 Genus

Camassia

Ceanothus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Camas and California Lilac

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

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Season and Care of Camas and California Lilac

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

Camas and California Lilac Physical Information

Camas and California Lilac physical information is very important for comparison. Camas height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas California Lilac height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Camas and California Lilac are as follows:

Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory
California Lilac flower color: Blue
California Lilac leaf color: Green

Care of Camas and California Lilac

Care of Camas and California Lilac include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Camas pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and California Lilac pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Camas needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer California Lilac needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.