Colchicum

Ebony Spleenwort

About Colchicum and Ebony Spleenwort

Colchicum

Ebony Spleenwort

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Fern

1.3 Origin

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

North America, Africa

1.4 Types

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Asplenium platyneuron platyneuron, Asplenium platyneuron incisum, Asplenium platyneuron bacculum-rubrum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA3

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

Moist Soils, Old fields, Sandy areas, Shaded sites

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available3-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.60 cm15.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

7.60 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Variety of soil types

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Spores

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 occasionally

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, 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, Balanced liquid fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, Put diluted fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Variety of soil types

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

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

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

General weakness in children, Mouth Sores, 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

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

COLCHICUM

ASPLENIUM platyneuron

7.2 Common Name

Colchicum

ebony spleenwort, brownstem spleenwort

7.2.1 In Hindi

colchicum

Ebony Spleenwort

7.2.2 In German

colchicum

Ebony Streifenfarn

7.2.3 In French

colchique

Ebony doradille

7.2.4 In Spanish

Colchicum

Ebony Spleenwort

7.2.5 In Greek

Colchicum

Ebony Spleenwort

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Colchicum

Ebony Spleenwort

7.2.7 In Polish

Colchicum

Ebony Spleenwort

7.2.8 In Latin

Colchicum

Clear Spleenwort

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Aspleniaceae

8.6 Genus

Colchicum

Asplenium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Eupolypods II

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Wurmbaeiodeae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

160700

1 27800

Properties of Colchicum and Ebony Spleenwort

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

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Season and Care of Colchicum and Ebony Spleenwort

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

Colchicum and Ebony Spleenwort Physical Information

Colchicum and Ebony Spleenwort physical information is very important for comparison. Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Ebony Spleenwort height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Colchicum and Ebony Spleenwort are as follows:

Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Colchicum leaf color: Green
Ebony Spleenwort flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Ebony Spleenwort leaf color: Green

Care of Colchicum and Ebony Spleenwort

Care of Colchicum and Ebony Spleenwort 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 Ebony Spleenwort 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 Ebony Spleenwort needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.