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About Camassia

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Northwestern United States

Types

Camassia howellii, Camassia cusickii

Number of Varieties

-
0 40000
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Habitat

Depression on prairies, Hillside, meadows

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Violet, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

19% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

3% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

49% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

7% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

11% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

15% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

33% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Showy Bark

1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

No - Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

Invasive

4% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

48% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Attracts

Flying insects

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

56% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

39% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAMASSIA cusickii

Common Name

Camassia, Quamash

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In Portuguese

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In Polish

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In Latin

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Camassia

Clade

Monocots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

Agavoideae

Number of Species

6
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Camassia

Want to know the properties of Camassia? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Camassia is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Asthma. Camassia Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used: Flowers and Root

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Camassia Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Camassia. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Camassia physical information is as follows: 91.40 cm tall and 10.20 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long linear and narrow. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Blue, Violet and Ivory
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Camassia

Taking Camassia Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Camassia include pruning, which should be done Prune after flowering and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Camassia

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Camassia is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Camassia is a very important plant from Bulb Plants. There are - varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Camassia howellii, Camassia cusickii. This plant's habitat is Depression on prairies, Hillside and meadows and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.