Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada
Northwestern United States
Types
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Camassia howellii, Camassia cusickii
Number of Varieties
30-
0
40000
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Habitat
Lowland evergreen rainforest
Depression on prairies, Hillside, meadows
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-73-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Pyramidal
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,370.00 cm91.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Coral
Blue, Violet, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Never Over-water, 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Flying insects
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ALNUS rubra
CAMASSIA cusickii
Common Name
Oregon Alder, Red Alder
Camassia, Quamash
In Hindi
red alder
Camassia
In German
rot-Erle
Camassia
In French
aulne rouge
Camassia
In Spanish
aliso rojo
Camassia
In Greek
κόκκινη σκλήθρα
Camassia
In Portuguese
amieiro vermelho
Camassia
In Polish
czerwony olcha
Camassia
In Latin
red alnus
Camassia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fagales
Asparagales
Family
Betulaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Alnus
Camassia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Agavoideae
Number of Species
356
1
27800
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