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About 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
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
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
About American ..
7.60 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
7.60 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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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
1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
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
19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
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
5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !
5.9 Invasive
4% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
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
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
39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
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
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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.

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.

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 Bulb Plants. 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.

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