About Camas

Camas

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Quamash

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Dark Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Ivory

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

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

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, 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

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, 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

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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4% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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56% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

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

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

7.2 Common Name

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

7.2.1 In Hindi

केमाज़

7.2.2 In German

Camas

7.2.3 In French

Camas

7.2.4 In Spanish

Camas

7.2.5 In Greek

Camas

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Camas

7.2.7 In Polish

Camas

7.2.8 In Latin

camas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Monocots

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Camassia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Camas

Want to know the properties of Camas? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Camas is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Asthma. Camas Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Not Available
Part of plant used: Bulbs, Flowers and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Camas Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Camas. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Camas physical information is as follows: Not Available tall and Not Available wide. Its leaf shape is Long linear and narrow. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Leaf color: Green and Ivory

Care of Camas

Taking Camas Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Camas include pruning, which should be done Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Camas

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Camas is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Camas is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Quamash. This plant's habitat is Not Available and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.