Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
Types
Quamash
Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'
Number of Varieties
-1
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Forests, gardens, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-83-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Dark Blue
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Ivory
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green, Brown, Black
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects
Bees, Birds
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Wood
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'
THUJA occidentalis 'Techny'
Common Name
Blue Melody Camas, Camas
White Cedar
In Hindi
केमाज़
Techny Arborvitae
In German
Camas
Techny Lebensbaum
In French
Camas
Techny Arborvitae
In Spanish
Camas
Techny Arborvitae
In Greek
Camas
Techny Arborvitae
In Portuguese
Camas
Techny Arborvitae
In Polish
Camas
Techny Tuja
In Latin
camas
Techny Arborvitae
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Monocots
Pinopsida
Order
Asparagales
Pinales
Family
Liliaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Camassia
Thuja
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
61
1
27800
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