Camas

Clumping Bamboo

About Camas and Clumping Bamboo

Camas

Clumping Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Grass

Origin

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

China

Types

Quamash

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

-30

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-88-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12 - 7

Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm1,070.00 cm

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Minimum Width

20.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Dark Blue

Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Ivory

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

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

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

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

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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

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

Asthma

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

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

Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

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

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

केमाज़

बांस

In German

Camas

Verklumpung Bambus

In French

Camas

clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

Camas

clumping Bamboo

In Greek

Camas

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Camas

bambu aglutinação

In Polish

Camas

zbicie bambus

In Latin

camas

clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Monocots

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Cyperales

Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Camassia

Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

61200

1 27800

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Properties of Camas and Clumping Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Camas and Clumping Bamboo

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

Camas and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Camas and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Camas height is 60.00 cm and width 20.00 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Camas and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Camas and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Camas and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Camas pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Camas needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.