Colchicum

Hackberry

About Colchicum and Hackberry

Colchicum

Hackberry

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tree

Origin

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

North America, Canada

Types

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

4570

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Habitat

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99992-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 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

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm1,220.00 cm

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Toothed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

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

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Grafting, 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

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

In Summer

Ample Water

Average Water

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

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, Remove tight V-branching crotches

Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

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

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Birds, Insects

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

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

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

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

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

COLCHICUM

CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Colchicum

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

colchicum

HACKBERRY

In German

colchicum

Hackberry

In French

colchique

micocoulier

In Spanish

Colchicum

almez

In Greek

Colchicum

hackberry

In Portuguese

Colchicum

hackberry

In Polish

Colchicum

hackberry

In Latin

Colchicum

Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales

Urticales

Family

Liliaceae

Ulmaceae

Genus

Colchicum

Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Wurmbaeiodeae

Number of Species

16070

1 27800

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Properties of Colchicum and Hackberry

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

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Season and Care of Colchicum and Hackberry

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

Colchicum and Hackberry Physical Information

Colchicum and Hackberry physical information is very important for comparison. Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Colchicum and Hackberry are as follows:

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

Care of Colchicum and Hackberry

Care of Colchicum and Hackberry 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 Hackberry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches. In summer Colchicum needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Hackberry needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.