Colchicum

Large Beardtongue

About Colchicum and Large Beardtongue

Colchicum

Large Beardtongue

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants

Origin

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas

Types

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Number of Varieties

4570

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Habitat

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99993-9

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm50.80 cm

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm35.60 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Oval to egg shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Cuttings, Divison, 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

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, Reduce watering in winter

In Summer

Ample Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial 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

Red blotch

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

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Allergy

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

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

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Root

Other Uses

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

Chewing

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

Large Beardtongue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales

Scrophulariales

Family

Liliaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Colchicum

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Wurmbaeiodeae

Number of Species

160250

1 27800

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Properties of Colchicum and Large Beardtongue

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

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Season and Care of Colchicum and Large Beardtongue

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

Colchicum and Large Beardtongue Physical Information

Colchicum and Large Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Large Beardtongue height is 50.80 cm and width 35.60 cm. The color specification of Colchicum and Large Beardtongue are as follows:

Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Colchicum leaf color: Green
Large Beardtongue flower color: White
Large Beardtongue leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Colchicum and Large Beardtongue

Care of Colchicum and Large Beardtongue 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 Large Beardtongue 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 Large Beardtongue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.