Camassia

Butterfly Bush

About Camassia and Butterfly Bush

Camassia

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

Camassia howellii, Camassia cusickii

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Depression on prairies, Hillside, meadows

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-85-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, 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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

91.40 cm7.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm4.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Violet, Ivory

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

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

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

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

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

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, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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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, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Ground Cover, 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

Flowers, Root

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMASSIA cusickii

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Camassia, Quamash

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Camassia

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Camassia

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Camassia

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Camassia

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

Camassia

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Camassia

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Camassia

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

Camassia

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Asparagaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Camassia

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Agavoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

6100

1 27800

Properties of Camassia and Butterfly Bush

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

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Season and Care of Camassia and Butterfly Bush

Season and care of Camassia and Butterfly Bush is important to know. While considering everything about Camassia and Butterfly Bush Care, growing season is an essential factor. Camassia season is Spring and Summer and Butterfly Bush season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Camassia is Loam and for Butterfly Bush is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Camassia is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Butterfly Bush is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.

Camassia and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Camassia and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Camassia height is 91.40 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Camassia and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Camassia flower color: Blue, Violet and Ivory
Camassia leaf color: Green
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Camassia and Butterfly Bush

Care of Camassia and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Camassia pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove dead leaves and Butterfly Bush pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads and Remove shoots. In summer Camassia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.