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Plant · P-719
Camelina
Camelina sativa
Camelina is a fast-maturing annual oilseed grown for its edible seed oil - historically used for lamp fuel and skin care as well as food - and for stem fiber once spun into cloth and rope. It thrives on poor thin soil where richer crops struggle and self-sows readily once established. It is a poor companion plant reported to depress the growth of species planted nearby.
Record at a glance
Growing profile
- Sun
- Full Sun · Partial Sun
- USDA zone
- USDA 6–9
- Soil
- Sand · Loam · Clay
- Moisture
- Dry · Well-Drained · Moist
Vertical layer
Herbaceous- Soil pH
- 5–8.5
- Plant type
- Annual
- Mature height
- 12–24 in
- Mature spread
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