Ivy Gourd

Camas

About Ivy Gourd and Camas

Ivy Gourd

Camas

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast 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

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-73-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Blue, Dark Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Ivory

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

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?

Seedlings

From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season

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

Neutral

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

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Phosphate

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

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

✔ ✘

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

Coarse

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

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, For treating wrinkles, Nourishes scalp, Remove blemishes

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anti-fungal, Diabetes, Fever, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Leprosy, Scabies, Weight loss

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Repellent, Use in Chinese herbology

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

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Coccinia grandis

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

7.2 Common Name

baby watermelon, little gourd, tindora, tendli

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

7.2.1 In Hindi

तेंडली, कुंदुरी

केमाज़

7.2.2 In German

Tindola, Efeu Kürbis

Camas

7.2.3 In French

Ivy gourd

Camas

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ivy gourd

Camas

7.2.5 In Greek

Ivy gourd

Camas

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Ivy gourd

Camas

7.2.7 In Polish

Ivy gourd

Camas

7.2.8 In Latin

Ivy gourd

camas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Monocots

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Coccinia

Camassia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

276

1 27800

Properties of Ivy Gourd and Camas

Wondering what are the properties of Ivy Gourd and Camas? We provide you with everything About Ivy Gourd and Camas. Ivy Gourd doesn't have thorns and Camas doesn't have thorns. Also Ivy Gourd does not have fragrant flowers. Ivy Gourd has allergic reactions like Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm and Miscarriage and Camas has allergic reactions like Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm and Miscarriage. 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 Ivy Gourd and Camas and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Ivy Gourd and Camas

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

Ivy Gourd and Camas Physical Information

Ivy Gourd and Camas physical information is very important for comparison. Ivy Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Camas height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Ivy Gourd and Camas are as follows:

Ivy Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Ivy Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory

Care of Ivy Gourd and Camas

Care of Ivy Gourd and Camas include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ivy Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove crossing or rubbing branches and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Camas pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Ivy Gourd 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.