Date Palm

Camas

About Date Palm and Camas

Date Palm

Camas

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Northern Africa, Western Asia

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

Quamash

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-123-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

152.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

Blue, Dark Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Orange Red

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Ivory

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Silver

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Compost, Potassium

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

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

Birds

Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Rhinoconjunctivitis, wheezing

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anemia, anti-inflammatory, constipation, Diarrhea, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Nutrients, Weight loss

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, 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

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Street Trees, Tropical

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PHOENIX dactylifera

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

7.2 Common Name

Date Palm

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

7.2.1 In Hindi

खजूर

केमाज़

7.2.2 In German

Dattelpalme

Camas

7.2.3 In French

Palmier dattier

Camas

7.2.4 In Spanish

Palmera datilera

Camas

7.2.5 In Greek

Χουρμαδιά

Camas

7.2.6 In Portuguese

palma de tâmara

Camas

7.2.7 In Polish

Data Palm

Camas

7.2.8 In Latin

Date Palm

camas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Monocots

8.4 Order

Arecales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Phoenix

Camassia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Phoeniceae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Coryphoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA6

1 27800

Properties of Date Palm and Camas

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

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Season and Care of Date Palm and Camas

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

Date Palm and Camas Physical Information

Date Palm and Camas physical information is very important for comparison. Date Palm height is 152.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Camas height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Date Palm and Camas are as follows:

Date Palm flower color: Ivory
Date Palm leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green
Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory

Care of Date Palm and Camas

Care of Date Palm and Camas include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Date Palm pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Camas pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Date Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Camas needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.