Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial
Origin
Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
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Types
Quamash
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Number of Varieties
-20
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40000
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Habitat
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Lawn, Pastures, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-89-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Dark Blue
Orange, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Ivory
Light Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Sea Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Three Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects
Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma
Irritation to stomach
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Febrifuge
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Seedpod
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used for making green dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'
Lotus corniculatus
Common Name
Blue Melody Camas, Camas
Trefoil
In Hindi
केमाज़
तिपतिया घास
In German
Camas
Gewöhnlicher Hornklee
In French
Camas
Lotier corniculé
In Spanish
Camas
Lotus corniculatus
In Greek
Camas
Trefoil
In Portuguese
Camas
Lotus corniculatus
In Polish
Camas
Komonica zwyczajna
In Latin
camas
trefoil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Monocots
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Fabales
Family
Liliaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Camassia
Lotus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
6300
1
27800
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