1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Northwestern United States
1.4 Types
Camassia howellii, Camassia cusickii
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
Not Available
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40000
1.5 Habitat
Depression on prairies, Hillside, meadows
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
8-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
91.40 cm
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0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
10.20 cm
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0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Blue, Violet, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
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
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
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
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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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
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
Flying insects
5.12 Allergy
Asthma
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
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
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
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
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CAMASSIA cusickii
7.2 Common Name
Camassia, Quamash
7.2.1 In Hindi
Camassia
7.2.2 In German
Camassia
7.2.3 In French
Camassia
7.2.4 In Spanish
Camassia
7.2.5 In Greek
Camassia
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Camassia
7.2.7 In Polish
Camassia
7.2.8 In Latin
Camassia
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Spermatophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Asparagales
8.5 Family
Asparagaceae
8.6 Genus
Camassia
8.7 Clade
Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Agavoideae
8.10 Number of Species