Camassia

Spring Starflower

About Camassia and Spring Starflower

Camassia

Spring Starflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States

South America, Argentina

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

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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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10.20 cm

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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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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Violet, Ivory

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

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

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

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

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

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, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Slugs, Snails

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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5.2.2 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

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

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

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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

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No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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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, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMASSIA cusickii

Ipheion uniflorum

7.2 Common Name

Camassia, Quamash

Spring Starflower, Springstar

7.2.1 In Hindi

Camassia

Spring Starflower

7.2.2 In German

Camassia

Frühling Borretsch

7.2.3 In French

Camassia

Spring Starflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Camassia

primavera Flor de estrella

7.2.5 In Greek

Camassia

άνοιξη starflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Camassia

primavera Starflower

7.2.7 In Polish

Camassia

Wiosna Starflower

7.2.8 In Latin

Camassia

Spring Starflower

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Asparagaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Camassia

Ipheion

8.7 Clade

Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

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Gilliesieae

8.9 Subfamily

Agavoideae

Allioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Camassia and Spring Starflower

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

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Season and Care of Camassia and Spring Starflower

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

Camassia and Spring Starflower Physical Information

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

Camassia flower color: Blue, Violet and Ivory
Camassia leaf color: Green
Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Camassia and Spring Starflower

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