White Currant

Camas

About White Currant and Camas

White Currant

Camas

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Types

Ribes rubrum 'White Pearl', Ribes rubrum 'White Icicle'

Quamash

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-83-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

8-1

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm20.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Blue, Dark Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

From bulbs, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Flying insects

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Whole plant

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RIBES rubrum 'White Dutch'

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

Common Name

White Currant, Skunk Currant, Pink Currant, Yellow Currant

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

In Hindi

White Currant

केमाज़

In German

Weiße Ribisel

Camas

In French

Ribes sativum

Camas

In Spanish

grosella blanca

Camas

In Greek

white currant

Camas

In Portuguese

groselha-branca

Camas

In Polish

biała porzeczka

Camas

In Latin

Ribes glandulosum

camas

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Monocots

Order

Rosales

Asparagales

Family

Grossulariaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Ribes

Camassia

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1006

1 27800

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Properties of White Currant and Camas

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

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Season and Care of White Currant and Camas

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

White Currant and Camas Physical Information

White Currant and Camas physical information is very important for comparison. White Currant height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Camas height is 60.00 cm and width 20.00 cm. The color specification of White Currant and Camas are as follows:

White Currant flower color: Green
White Currant leaf color: Green
Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory

Care of White Currant and Camas

Care of White Currant and Camas include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. White Currant 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 White Currant 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.