Colchicum

Meadow Barley

About Colchicum and Meadow Barley

Colchicum

Meadow Barley

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

meadows, Pastures, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not AvailableNot Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.60 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

7.60 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Yellow Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Oblong

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

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

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Deer resistant, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

4.4.2 In Summer

Ample Water

Less Watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

Lots of watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

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 Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant, Drought, Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Not Available

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

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

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Improve skin condition

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation

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

Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Food for animals

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

COLCHICUM

Hordeum brachyantherum

7.2 Common Name

Colchicum

Meadow Barley

7.2.1 In Hindi

colchicum

meadow barley

7.2.2 In German

colchicum

Wiese Gerste

7.2.3 In French

colchique

orge prairie

7.2.4 In Spanish

Colchicum

cebada prado

7.2.5 In Greek

Colchicum

λιβάδι κριθάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Colchicum

cevada prado

7.2.7 In Polish

Colchicum

łąka jęczmienia

7.2.8 In Latin

Colchicum

pratum hordei

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Colchicum

Hordeum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Wurmbaeiodeae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

160NA

1 27800

Properties of Colchicum and Meadow Barley

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

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Season and Care of Colchicum and Meadow Barley

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

Colchicum and Meadow Barley Physical Information

Colchicum and Meadow Barley physical information is very important for comparison. Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Meadow Barley height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Colchicum and Meadow Barley are as follows:

Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Colchicum leaf color: Green
Meadow Barley flower color: Yellow Brown
Meadow Barley leaf color: Green, Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Colchicum and Meadow Barley

Care of Colchicum and Meadow Barley 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 Meadow Barley pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, 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 Meadow Barley needs Less Watering and in winter, it needs Lots of watering.