Camas

Creeping Juniper

About Camas and Creeping Juniper

Camas

Creeping Juniper

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

North America

1.4 Types

Quamash

Bar Harbour, Andorra Compacta, Blue Forest, Blue Chip, Douglasii, Blue Rug, Glauca, Gold Carpet, Icee Blue, Gold Carpet, J.J. Hughes, Marcellus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA11

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Fields, Pastures, Upland soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-84-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-1

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Dark Blue

Pink, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Gray, Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Ivory

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Purple, Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Scale-like imbricate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

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, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Tip blight, Twig blight

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Flying insects

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems

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

Incense

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

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

JUNIPERUS horizontalis

7.2 Common Name

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper

7.2.1 In Hindi

केमाज़

Creeping Juniper

7.2.2 In German

Camas

Kriech-Wacholder

7.2.3 In French

Camas

Genévrier rampant

7.2.4 In Spanish

Camas

Creeping Juniper

7.2.5 In Greek

Camas

Creeping Juniper

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Camas

Creeping Juniper

7.2.7 In Polish

Camas

Jałowiec płożący

7.2.8 In Latin

camas

Creeping Juniper

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Coniferophyta

8.3 Class

Monocots

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Camassia

Juniperus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

6NA

1 27800

Properties of Camas and Creeping Juniper

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

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Season and Care of Camas and Creeping Juniper

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

Camas and Creeping Juniper Physical Information

Camas and Creeping Juniper physical information is very important for comparison. Camas height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Creeping Juniper height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Camas and Creeping Juniper are as follows:

Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory
Creeping Juniper flower color: Pink and White
Creeping Juniper leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green and Yellow green

Care of Camas and Creeping Juniper

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