Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia
Tropical Asia
Types
Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum
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Number of Varieties
450
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
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Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Maple shaped
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Early Spring, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Moist, Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter
Water Deeply
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Less Watering
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam
Moist, Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
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Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
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Allergy
Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Vegetable
Botanical Name
COLCHICUM
Abelmoschus manihot
Common Name
Colchicum
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
In Hindi
colchicum
aibika
In German
colchicum
Maniok-Bisameibisch
In French
colchique
L'Aibika
In Spanish
Colchicum
Aibika
In Greek
Colchicum
aibika
In Portuguese
Colchicum
Aibika
In Polish
Colchicum
aibika
In Latin
Colchicum
aibika
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Malvales
Family
Liliaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Colchicum
Abelmoschus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Wurmbaeiodeae
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Number of Species
16015
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27800
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