Lettuce

Camas

About Lettuce and Camas

Lettuce

Camas

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Egypt

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Types

Lactuca sativa

Quamash

Number of Varieties

10-

0 40000

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Habitat

Cold Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99993-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm20.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Dark Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

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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

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, Requires regular watering, 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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Flying insects

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

Common Name

Lettuce

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

In Hindi

सलाद

केमाज़

In German

Salat

Camas

In French

Salade

Camas

In Spanish

Lechuga

Camas

In Greek

Μαρούλι

Camas

In Portuguese

Alface

Camas

In Polish

Sałata

Camas

In Latin

lactuca

camas

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Monocots

Order

Asterales

Asparagales

Family

Asteraceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Lactuca

Camassia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

1006

1 27800

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Properties of Lettuce and Camas

Wondering what are the properties of Lettuce and Camas? We provide you with everything About Lettuce and Camas. Lettuce doesn't have thorns and Camas doesn't have thorns. Also Lettuce does not have fragrant flowers. Lettuce has allergic reactions like Food Allergy, Hives and Swollen Lips and Camas has allergic reactions like Food Allergy, Hives and Swollen Lips. 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 Lettuce and Camas and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Lettuce and Camas

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

Lettuce and Camas Physical Information

Lettuce and Camas physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Camas height is 60.00 cm and width 20.00 cm. The color specification of Lettuce and Camas are as follows:

Lettuce flower color:
Lettuce leaf color:
Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory

Care of Lettuce and Camas

Care of Lettuce and Camas include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lettuce pruning is done 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 Lettuce 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.