Colchicum

Crenshaw Melon

About Colchicum and Crenshaw Melon

Colchicum

Crenshaw Melon

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Fruit

Origin

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

Africa

Types

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Number of Varieties

451

0 40000

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Habitat

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

along watercourse, Banks, Barren waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-4

Sunset Zone

21,22

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

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

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water in the early morning hours

In Summer

Ample Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Cucumber beetles, Fusarium wilt

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

Ants

Allergy

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

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Nausea

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Hair Conditioner, Stops hair loss

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

Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

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

For making oil for cosmetics

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

Colchicum

Crenshaw Melon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales

Cucurbitales

Family

Liliaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Colchicum

Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Wurmbaeiodeae

Number of Species

1601

1 27800

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Properties of Colchicum and Crenshaw Melon

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

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Season and Care of Colchicum and Crenshaw Melon

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

Colchicum and Crenshaw Melon Physical Information

Colchicum and Crenshaw Melon physical information is very important for comparison. Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Crenshaw Melon height is 30.50 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Colchicum and Crenshaw Melon are as follows:

Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Colchicum leaf color: Green
Crenshaw Melon flower color: Yellow
Crenshaw Melon leaf color: Green

Care of Colchicum and Crenshaw Melon

Care of Colchicum and Crenshaw Melon 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 Crenshaw Melon 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 Crenshaw Melon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.