Colchicum

Clumping Bamboo

About Colchicum and Clumping Bamboo

Colchicum

Clumping Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Grass

Origin

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

China

Types

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

4530

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Habitat

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-12

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 7

Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm1,070.00 cm

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm60.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots

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

Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism

Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

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

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

COLCHICUM

BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

Colchicum

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

colchicum

बांस

In German

colchicum

Verklumpung Bambus

In French

colchique

clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

Colchicum

clumping Bamboo

In Greek

Colchicum

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Colchicum

bambu aglutinação

In Polish

Colchicum

zbicie bambus

In Latin

Colchicum

clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Liliales

Cyperales

Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Colchicum

Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Wurmbaeiodeae

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

1601200

1 27800

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Properties of Colchicum and Clumping Bamboo

Wondering what are the properties of Colchicum and Clumping Bamboo? We provide you with everything About Colchicum and Clumping Bamboo. Colchicum doesn't have thorns and Clumping Bamboo doesn't have thorns. Also Colchicum does not have fragrant flowers. Colchicum has allergic reactions like Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic and Vomiting and Clumping Bamboo has allergic reactions like Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic and Vomiting. 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 Colchicum and Clumping Bamboo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Colchicum and Clumping Bamboo

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

Colchicum and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Colchicum and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Colchicum and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Colchicum leaf color: Green
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Colchicum and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Colchicum and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Colchicum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove shoots and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Colchicum needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.