1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Epiphyte
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
1.4 Types
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Fields, Grassland, Rocky areas
Not Available
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1.10.1 Minimum Width
1.11 Plant Color
1.11.1 Flower Color
Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink, Plum
Blue, Dark Blue
1.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.11.3 Fruit Color
1.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green, Ivory
1.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Light Green
1.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Several shades of Green
1.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Silver, Gray
Light Green
1.12 Shape
1.12.1 Leaf Shape
Needle like
Long linear and narrow
1.13 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
3.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs
From bulbs, Seedlings
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry
Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.7 Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Not Available
Flying insects
4.12 Allergy
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
5.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Tropical
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
TILLANDSIA
CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'
6.2 Common Name
Air Plant, Airplant
Blue Melody Camas, Camas
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
6.2.4 In Spanish
6.2.5 In Greek
6.2.6 In Portuguese
6.2.7 In Polish
6.2.8 In Latin
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
7.3 Class
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
7.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
7.9 Subfamily
Tillandsioideae.
Not Available
7.10 Number of Species