Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
-
Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Types
19
Quamash
Number of Varieties
19-
0
40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-103-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 3
8-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta, Lavender
Blue, Dark Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
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
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Flying insects
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Hanging Basket
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PETUNIA 'PAS3187'
CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'
Common Name
Purple Wave Petunia, Spreading Petunia, Wave Purple Petunia
Blue Melody Camas, Camas
In Hindi
Purple wave petunia
केमाज़
In German
Lila Welle Petunie
Camas
In French
Pétunia pourpre Vague
Camas
In Spanish
Petunia púrpura Wave
Camas
In Greek
Purple Wave πετούνια
Camas
In Portuguese
Onda roxa do petúnia
Camas
In Polish
Purpurowy fali petunii
Camas
In Latin
Purpura unda Petunia
camas
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Monocots
Order
Solanales
Asparagales
Family
Solanaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Petunia
Camassia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Petunioideae
-
Number of Species
196
1
27800
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