Camas

Chinese Chestnut

About Camas and Chinese Chestnut

Camas

Chinese Chestnut

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tree

1.3 Origin

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

China, Korea

1.4 Types

Quamash

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

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disturbed sites, Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,220.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,220.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Dark Blue

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Light Green, Chartreuse

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Ivory

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Yellow, Gold, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

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

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

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

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

Do Not over Water, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Adequately

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Beetles, Leafhoppers

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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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

Coarse

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

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5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Low calories, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Food for animals, Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used in biomass

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

Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

CASTANEA mollissima

7.2 Common Name

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

Chinese Chestnut

7.2.1 In Hindi

केमाज़

चीनी अखरोट

7.2.2 In German

Camas

chinesische Kastanie

7.2.3 In French

Camas

châtaignier chinois

7.2.4 In Spanish

Camas

Castaño chino

7.2.5 In Greek

Camas

Κινέζικο κάστανο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Camas

castanha chinesa

7.2.7 In Polish

Camas

Kasztan chiński

7.2.8 In Latin

camas

Chinese Chestnut

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Monocots

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Fagales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Fagaceae

8.6 Genus

Camassia

Castanea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

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Gloxinieae

8.9 Subfamily

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Cassidinae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Camas and Chinese Chestnut

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

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Season and Care of Camas and Chinese Chestnut

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

Camas and Chinese Chestnut Physical Information

Camas and Chinese Chestnut physical information is very important for comparison. Camas height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Camas and Chinese Chestnut are as follows:

Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Camas and Chinese Chestnut

Care of Camas and Chinese Chestnut include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Camas pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Chinese Chestnut pruning is done Prune in fall, 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 Chinese Chestnut needs Adequately and in winter, it needs Average Water.