Colchicum

Comet Orchid

About Colchicum and Comet Orchid

Colchicum

Comet Orchid

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Epiphyte

1.3 Origin

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar

1.4 Types

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Bethlehem Orchid, Christmas Orchid, Darwin's Orchid

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

Canopy, Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available12-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.60 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

7.60 cm50.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

White, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown, Light Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Light Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

feather-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings, stem tip cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Water three times weekly in summer

4.4.2 In Summer

Ample Water

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

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

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

COLCHICUM

ANGRAECUM eburneum

7.2 Common Name

Colchicum

Angraecum Orchid, Comet Orchid

7.2.1 In Hindi

colchicum

Comet Orchid

7.2.2 In German

colchicum

Angraecum sesquipedale

7.2.3 In French

colchique

Angraecum sesquipedale

7.2.4 In Spanish

Colchicum

Angraecum sesquipedale

7.2.5 In Greek

Colchicum

Comet Orchid

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Colchicum

Angraecum sesquipedale

7.2.7 In Polish

Colchicum

Comet Orchid

7.2.8 In Latin

Colchicum

Comet Orchid

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Orchidaceae

8.6 Genus

Colchicum

Angraecum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Vandeae

8.9 Subfamily

Wurmbaeiodeae

Epidendroideae

8.10 Number of Species

160NA

1 27800

Properties of Colchicum and Comet Orchid

Wondering what are the properties of Colchicum and Comet Orchid? We provide you with everything About Colchicum and Comet Orchid. Colchicum doesn't have thorns and Comet Orchid 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 Comet Orchid 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 Comet Orchid and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Colchicum and Comet Orchid

Season and care of Colchicum and Comet Orchid is important to know. While considering everything about Colchicum and Comet Orchid Care, growing season is an essential factor. Colchicum season is Spring, Fall and Winter and Comet Orchid season is Spring, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Colchicum is Loam and for Comet Orchid is Not Available while the PH of soil for Colchicum is Acidic, Neutral and for Comet Orchid is Not Available.

Colchicum and Comet Orchid Physical Information

Colchicum and Comet Orchid physical information is very important for comparison. Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Comet Orchid height is 60.00 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Colchicum and Comet Orchid are as follows:

Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Colchicum leaf color: Green
Comet Orchid flower color: White and Light Green
Comet Orchid leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Colchicum and Comet Orchid

Care of Colchicum and Comet Orchid 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 Comet Orchid pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Colchicum needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Comet Orchid needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.