Camassia

Boston Ivy

About Camassia and Boston Ivy

Camassia

Boston Ivy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Vines

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States

United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Camassia howellii, Camassia cusickii

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Depression on prairies, Hillside, meadows

Deciduous forests

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-84-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12 - 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

Vine/Liana

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

91.40 cm10.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Violet, Ivory

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Maple shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Not Available

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Root Division, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season

Keep the Soil well drained

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove dead leaves

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Prune after flowering

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, High phosphorus

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Blight, Leaf curl

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

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

Flea beetles, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Decorating walls, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Acne, Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Leaves, Vines

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Basketary, 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

Edible, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMASSIA cusickii

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

7.2 Common Name

Camassia, Quamash

Boston Ivy, Japanese creeper, Grape ivy, Japanese ivy, Woodbine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Camassia

Boston Ivy

7.2.2 In German

Camassia

Dreispitzige Jungfernrebe, Wilder Wein

7.2.3 In French

Camassia

Winobluszcz trójklapowy

7.2.4 In Spanish

Camassia

Boston Ivy

7.2.5 In Greek

Camassia

Boston Ivy

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Camassia

Boston Ivy

7.2.7 In Polish

Camassia

Boston Ivy

7.2.8 In Latin

Camassia

Boston Ivy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Vitales

8.5 Family

Asparagaceae

Vitaceae

8.6 Genus

Camassia

Parthenocissus

8.7 Clade

Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Agavoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

612

1 27800

Properties of Camassia and Boston Ivy

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

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Season and Care of Camassia and Boston Ivy

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

Camassia and Boston Ivy Physical Information

Camassia and Boston Ivy physical information is very important for comparison. Camassia height is 91.40 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Boston Ivy height is 10.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Camassia and Boston Ivy are as follows:

Camassia flower color: Blue, Violet and Ivory
Camassia leaf color: Green
Boston Ivy flower color: Ivory
Boston Ivy leaf color: Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown and Burgundy

Care of Camassia and Boston Ivy

Care of Camassia and Boston Ivy include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Camassia pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove dead leaves and Boston Ivy pruning is done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant and Prune after flowering. In summer Camassia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Boston Ivy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.