Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Sedge or Rush
Origin
Northwestern United States
Northeastern United States, Western Europe
Types
Camassia howellii, Camassia cusickii
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Number of Varieties
-25
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40000
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Habitat
Depression on prairies, Hillside, meadows
Grassland, moorlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-84-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
8-4
Sunset Zone
21,22
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.40 cm15.20 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Violet, Ivory
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Light brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Long hair-like leaves
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs
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, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
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
Wildlife
Allergy
Asthma
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CAMASSIA cusickii
CAREX flacca
Common Name
Camassia, Quamash
blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass
In Hindi
Camassia
ब्लू सेज
In German
Camassia
Blau-Segge
In French
Camassia
Bleu carex
In Spanish
Camassia
azul de la juncia
In Greek
Camassia
μπλε σπαθόχορτο
In Portuguese
Camassia
azul Sedge
In Polish
Camassia
niebieski turzyca
In Latin
Camassia
blue Sedge
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Cyperales
Family
Asparagaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Camassia
Carex
Clade
Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Agavoideae
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Number of Species
62000
1
27800
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