What is
Life Span
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Northwestern United States
Types
Camassia howellii, Camassia cusickii
Number of Varieties
Not Available
0
40000
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Habitat
Depression on prairies, Hillside, meadows
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Violet, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
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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19% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Never Over-water, 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
Prune after flowering, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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3% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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48% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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9% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
14% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
33% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
No - Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !
Invasive
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4% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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49% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Attracts
Flying insects
Allergy
Asthma
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Edible Uses
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56% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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39% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
CAMASSIA cusickii
Common Name
Camassia, Quamash
In Hindi
Camassia
In German
Camassia
In French
Camassia
In Spanish
Camassia
In Greek
Camassia
In Portuguese
Camassia
In Polish
Camassia
In Latin
Camassia
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Camassia
Clade
Monocots
Tribe
Not Available
Subfamily
Agavoideae
Number of Species
6
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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