Camassia

Crimson Pygmy

About Camassia and Crimson Pygmy

Camassia

Crimson Pygmy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States

Japan

1.4 Types

Camassia howellii, Camassia cusickii

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Depression on prairies, Hillside, meadows

All sorts of environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

8-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

A3, 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

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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91.40 cm

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45.70 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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10.20 cm

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61.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Violet, Ivory

Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Crimson, Dark Red

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Red, Bronze

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Red, Dark Red, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Acuminate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Cuttings

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

Average Water Needs

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Free of serious pests and diseases

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Pollution

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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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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

Glossy

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

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

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6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

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

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMASSIA cusickii

BERBERIS thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Crimson Pygmy'

7.2 Common Name

Camassia, Quamash

Japanese Burberry

7.2.1 In Hindi

Camassia

crimson pygmy

7.2.2 In German

Camassia

crimson pygmy

7.2.3 In French

Camassia

crimson pygmy

7.2.4 In Spanish

Camassia

crimson pygmy

7.2.5 In Greek

Camassia

crimson pygmy

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Camassia

crimson pygmy

7.2.7 In Polish

Camassia

crimson pygmy

7.2.8 In Latin

Camassia

crimson pygmy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Asparagaceae

Berberidaceae

8.6 Genus

Camassia

Berberis

8.7 Clade

Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Agavoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Camassia and Crimson Pygmy

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

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Season and Care of Camassia and Crimson Pygmy

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

Camassia and Crimson Pygmy Physical Information

Camassia and Crimson Pygmy physical information is very important for comparison. Camassia height is 91.40 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Crimson Pygmy height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Camassia and Crimson Pygmy are as follows:

Camassia flower color: Blue, Violet and Ivory
Camassia leaf color: Green
Crimson Pygmy flower color: Yellow and Yellow green
Crimson Pygmy leaf color: Crimson and Dark Red

Care of Camassia and Crimson Pygmy

Care of Camassia and Crimson Pygmy include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Camassia pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove dead leaves and Crimson Pygmy pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Camassia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Crimson Pygmy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.