Camassia

Purple Lovegrass

About Camassia and Purple Lovegrass

Camassia

Purple Lovegrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Grass

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Camassia howellii, Camassia cusickii

Greener Pastures

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Depression on prairies, Hillside, meadows

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

10 - 3

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Clump-Forming

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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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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10.20 cm

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5.10 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Violet, Ivory

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Red, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

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

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

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

Medium

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass 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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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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4% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Flying insects

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

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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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40% Grass 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

Flowers, Root

Leaves, Root

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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10% Grass 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

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMASSIA cusickii

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

7.2 Common Name

Camassia, Quamash

Purple Lovegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Camassia

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.2 In German

Camassia

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.3 In French

Camassia

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.4 In Spanish

Camassia

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.5 In Greek

Camassia

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Camassia

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.7 In Polish

Camassia

Eragrostis okazałe

7.2.8 In Latin

Camassia

Eragrostis spectabilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Asparagaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Camassia

Eragrostis

8.7 Clade

Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Eragrostideae

8.9 Subfamily

Agavoideae

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Camassia and Purple Lovegrass

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

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Season and Care of Camassia and Purple Lovegrass

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

Camassia and Purple Lovegrass Physical Information

Camassia and Purple Lovegrass physical information is very important for comparison. Camassia height is 91.40 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Camassia and Purple Lovegrass are as follows:

Camassia flower color: Blue, Violet and Ivory
Camassia leaf color: Green
Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green

Care of Camassia and Purple Lovegrass

Care of Camassia and Purple Lovegrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Camassia pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove dead leaves and Purple Lovegrass pruning is done 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 Purple Lovegrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.