Bamboo

Meadow Saffron

About Bamboo and Meadow Saffron

Bamboo

Meadow Saffron

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

China, Japan

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii

Number of Varieties

15005

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm12.70 cm

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm20.30 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

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

Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

Keep ground moist

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Dry root rot, Pest Free

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Whiteflies

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Poisonous to grazing animals

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

anti rheumatic, cathartic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Root

Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'

Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron

In Hindi

Bānsa

meadow saffron

In German

Bambus

Herbstzeitlose

In French

Bambou

Colchique d'automne

In Spanish

Bambú

Estado de conservación

In Greek

μπαμπού

meadow saffron

In Portuguese

bambu

Colchicum autumnale

In Polish

Bambus

Colchicum autumnale

In Latin

Bamboo

autumnale

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Liliales

Family

Poaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Acidosasa

Colchicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

Number of Species

140090

1 27800

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Properties of Bamboo and Meadow Saffron

Wondering what are the properties of Bamboo and Meadow Saffron? We provide you with everything About Bamboo and Meadow Saffron. Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Meadow Saffron doesn't have thorns. Also Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Bamboo has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning and Meadow Saffron has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bamboo and Meadow Saffron and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Meadow Saffron

Season and care of Bamboo and Meadow Saffron is important to know. While considering everything about Bamboo and Meadow Saffron Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bamboo season is and Meadow Saffron season is . The type of soil for Bamboo is Loam and for Meadow Saffron is Loam while the PH of soil for Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Meadow Saffron is Acidic, Neutral.

Bamboo and Meadow Saffron Physical Information

Bamboo and Meadow Saffron physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Meadow Saffron height is 12.70 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Meadow Saffron are as follows:

Bamboo flower color:
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Meadow Saffron flower color: Purple and Violet
Meadow Saffron leaf color: Green

Care of Bamboo and Meadow Saffron

Care of Bamboo and Meadow Saffron include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Meadow Saffron pruning is done . In summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Meadow Saffron needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.