Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
Mediterranean, Turkey
Europe
Types
Colchicum autumnale
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Number of Varieties
2515
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40000
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Habitat
Lawn, meadows, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-94-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9-4
Sunset Zone
21,22
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm1,070.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Fuchsia, Rose
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Lime Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Gold, Copper, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Broad
Elliptic and Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, Seedlings
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Slugs
Beech tarcrust
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
poisonous if ingested, Toxic if not prepared properly
Mildly Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
Removes pimples
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Gout, Itching
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Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Flowers, Seeds
Bark, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
Colchicum autumnale
Fagus sylvatica
Common Name
Autumn Crocus, meadow saffron, naked lady
Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech
In Hindi
शरद ऋतु का पौधा
Copper Beech
In German
Herbstzeitlose
Copper Beech
In French
colchique d'automne
Hêtre pourpre
In Spanish
cólquico
Copper Beech
In Greek
φθινόπωρο κρόκος
Copper Beech
In Portuguese
aftomn gema
Copper Beech
In Polish
aftomn żółtka
Czerwony buk
In Latin
aftomn vitellus
Copper Beech
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Fagales
Family
Liliaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Colchicum
Fagus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Colchiceae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
16013
1
27800
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