Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Types
Not Avaialble
Quamash
Number of Varieties
100-
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Secondary
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-83-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
8-1
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Blue, Dark Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Rose
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Silver
Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Silver
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
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
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Balanced organic fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Scale Insects, Snails
Flying insects
Allergy
Mild Allergen
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Odontalgic, Stomachic
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'
Common Name
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
Blue Melody Camas, Camas
In Hindi
मैगनोलिया
केमाज़
In German
Umbrella Tree
Camas
In French
Umbrella Tree
Camas
In Spanish
Árbol de paraguas
Camas
In Greek
Umbrella Tree
Camas
In Portuguese
Árvore de guarda-chuva
Camas
In Polish
Umbrella Tree
Camas
In Latin
O lignum
camas
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Monocots
Order
Magnoliales
Asparagales
Family
Magnoliaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Magnolia
Camassia
Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Magnolioideae
-
Number of Species
36
1
27800
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