Camas

Opium Poppy

About Camas and Opium Poppy

Camas

Opium Poppy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Eastern Europe, Mediterranean, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Quamash

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-87-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

8 - 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

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Dark Blue

White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender, Plum, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Light Green, Tan, Chocolate

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Ivory

Light Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Light Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Light Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

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

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Seedlings

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

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply

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

Alkaline, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, 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

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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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

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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

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

PAPAVER somniferum

7.2 Common Name

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

Opium Poppy, Poppyseed Poppy

7.2.1 In Hindi

केमाज़

अफीम पोस्ता

7.2.2 In German

Camas

Schlafmohn

7.2.3 In French

Camas

Grain d'opium

7.2.4 In Spanish

Camas

adormidera

7.2.5 In Greek

Camas

μήκωνος της υπνοφόρου

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Camas

Papoula do ópio

7.2.7 In Polish

Camas

MAK lekarski

7.2.8 In Latin

camas

opium Poppy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Monocots

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Papaveraceae

8.6 Genus

Camassia

Papaver

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

6100

1 27800

Properties of Camas and Opium Poppy

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

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Season and Care of Camas and Opium Poppy

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

Camas and Opium Poppy Physical Information

Camas and Opium Poppy physical information is very important for comparison. Camas height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Opium Poppy height is 90.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Camas and Opium Poppy are as follows:

Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory
Opium Poppy flower color: White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender, Plum and Ivory
Opium Poppy leaf color: Light Green and Blue Green

Care of Camas and Opium Poppy

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