About Colchicum

Colchicum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.60 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

7.60 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Ample Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Less Watering

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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4% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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56% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

COLCHICUM

7.2 Common Name

Colchicum

7.2.1 In Hindi

colchicum

7.2.2 In German

colchicum

7.2.3 In French

colchique

7.2.4 In Spanish

Colchicum

7.2.5 In Greek

Colchicum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Colchicum

7.2.7 In Polish

Colchicum

7.2.8 In Latin

Colchicum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Colchicum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Wurmbaeiodeae

8.10 Number of Species

160

Rank: 67 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Colchicum

Want to know the properties of Colchicum? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Colchicum is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic and Vomiting. Colchicum Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic and Rheumatism
Part of plant used: Flowers and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Colchicum Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Colchicum. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Colchicum physical information is as follows: 7.60 cm tall and 7.60 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Leaf color: Green

Care of Colchicum

Taking Colchicum Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Colchicum include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove shoots. The watering done in summer is Ample Water and in winter is Less Watering. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Colchicum

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Colchicum is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Colchicum is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum. This plant's habitat is Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites and Woodlands and it comes in the hardiness zone Not Available. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.