Colchicum

Meadow Foxtail

About Colchicum and Meadow Foxtail

Colchicum

Meadow Foxtail

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Grass

Origin

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

Europe, Asia

Types

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Number of Varieties

4570

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Habitat

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

Grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-8

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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

Sunset Zone

21,22

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm61.00 cm

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm40.60 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

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Grass like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

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, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

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

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Ample Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Ample Water

In Winter

Less Watering

Moderate

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Prune to control growth

Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wet Site

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

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

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Whole plant

Other Uses

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

cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects

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

meadow Foxtail

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Liliales

Cyperales

Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Colchicum

Alopecurus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Wurmbaeiodeae

Number of Species

1603

1 27800

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Properties of Colchicum and Meadow Foxtail

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

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Season and Care of Colchicum and Meadow Foxtail

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

Colchicum and Meadow Foxtail Physical Information

Colchicum and Meadow Foxtail physical information is very important for comparison. Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Colchicum and Meadow Foxtail are as follows:

Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Colchicum leaf color: Green
Meadow Foxtail flower color: White
Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green

Care of Colchicum and Meadow Foxtail

Care of Colchicum and Meadow Foxtail 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 Foxtail pruning is done Prune to control growth. In summer Colchicum needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Meadow Foxtail needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate.