Pride of Barbados

Camassia

About Pride of Barbados and Camassia

Pride of Barbados

Camassia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean

Northwestern United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

Camassia howellii, Camassia cusickii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

Depression on prairies, Hillside, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-123-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

240.00 cm91.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cm10.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange

Blue, Violet, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Multi-Color

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

bipinnate

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, 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

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, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Never Over-water, 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, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering, Remove dead leaves

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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5.2.2 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

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

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

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Bronchitis, Chest pain, Cough, Fever, Kidney Stones, Malaria, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Medicinal oil, 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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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAESALPINIA pulcherrima

CAMASSIA cusickii

7.2 Common Name

Pride of Barbados

Camassia, Quamash

7.2.1 In Hindi

Pride of Barbados

Camassia

7.2.2 In German

Stolz von Barbados

Camassia

7.2.3 In French

Fierté de la Barbade

Camassia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Orgullo de Barbados

Camassia

7.2.5 In Greek

Υπερηφάνεια των Μπαρμπάντος

Camassia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Offs Pridi Varvias

Camassia

7.2.7 In Polish

Pridi offs Varvias

Camassia

7.2.8 In Latin

Pridi offs Varvias

Camassia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Asparagaceae

8.6 Genus

Caesalpinia

Camassia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Agavoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA6

1 27800

Properties of Pride of Barbados and Camassia

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

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Season and Care of Pride of Barbados and Camassia

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

Pride of Barbados and Camassia Physical Information

Pride of Barbados and Camassia physical information is very important for comparison. Pride of Barbados height is 240.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Camassia height is 91.40 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Pride of Barbados and Camassia are as follows:

Pride of Barbados flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange
Pride of Barbados leaf color: Green
Camassia flower color: Blue, Violet and Ivory
Camassia leaf color: Green

Care of Pride of Barbados and Camassia

Care of Pride of Barbados and Camassia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pride of Barbados pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Camassia pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove dead leaves. In summer Pride of Barbados needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Camassia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.