Prairie Dropseed

Camas

About Prairie Dropseed and Camas

Prairie Dropseed

Camas

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

Quamash

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Hay fields

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1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 2

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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45.70 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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50.80 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Green, Purple, Light Green

Blue, Dark Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Ivory

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Bronze

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, 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

Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

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

Medium

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

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% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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4% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, 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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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SPOROBOLUS heterolepis

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

7.2 Common Name

Prairie Dropseed

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

7.2.1 In Hindi

prairie dropseed

केमाज़

7.2.2 In German

Prärie Dropseed

Camas

7.2.3 In French

prairie dropseed

Camas

7.2.4 In Spanish

dropseed pradera

Camas

7.2.5 In Greek

λιβάδι dropseed

Camas

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pradaria dropseed

Camas

7.2.7 In Polish

łąka dropseed

Camas

7.2.8 In Latin

PRATUM grama

camas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Monocots

8.4 Order

Poales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Sporobolus

Camassia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Prairie Dropseed and Camas

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

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Season and Care of Prairie Dropseed and Camas

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

Prairie Dropseed and Camas Physical Information

Prairie Dropseed and Camas physical information is very important for comparison. Prairie Dropseed height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Camas height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Prairie Dropseed and Camas are as follows:

Prairie Dropseed flower color: Red, Green, Purple, Light Green
Prairie Dropseed leaf color: Green
Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory

Care of Prairie Dropseed and Camas

Care of Prairie Dropseed and Camas include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Prairie Dropseed 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 Prairie Dropseed 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.