1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
1.3 Origin
Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Eastern Asia, China, Japan
1.4 Types
Quamash
Heronswood Globe , Kreukenberg Dwarf
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Not Available
shaded moist road banks, Wet Woods
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Blue, Dark Blue
Red, Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
Green, Copper, Sandy Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Ivory
Purple, Light Green, Bronze
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow, Gold, Orange Red
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Heart-shaped
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial leaf spot, Leafminers, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas, waterlogging
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Flying insects
Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Asthma
sneezing, Sore eyes
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Making cosmetics, Skin Problems
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in pulpwood and lumber production
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'
CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum
7.2 Common Name
Blue Melody Camas, Camas
Katsura Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
Asparagales
Hamamelidales
8.5 Family
Liliaceae
Cercidiphyllaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species