Crocus

Painted Fingernails

About Crocus and Painted Fingernails

Crocus

Painted Fingernails

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb, Flowering Plants

Tender Perennial

Origin

Aegean Islands, Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe, Western China

Brazil

Types

Crocus abantensis, Crocus adanensis, Crocus biflorus, Crocus chrysanthus, Crocus korolkowii

Number of Varieties

902

0 40000

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Habitat

Scrubs, Woods

Rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-810-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.00 cm15.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

5.10 cm40.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow

Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loamy

Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Winter

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

From bulbs, Grafting, Seedlings

Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry

Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loamy

Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Mushroom root rot, Narcissus Basal Rot, Narcissus Bulb Fly, Slugs, Snails, Tulip Fire, Tulip Viruses

Scale insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Gout

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers

Other Uses

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Crocus Longiflorus

Neoregelia spectabilis

Common Name

Crocus

Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails

In Hindi

Crocus

painted fingernail

In German

Krokus

painted fingernail

In French

Crocus

Neoregelia spectabilis

In Spanish

Azafrán

painted fingernail

In Greek

κρόκος

painted fingernail

In Portuguese

Açafrão

Painted fingernails

In Polish

Krokus

painted fingernail

In Latin

Erocum

Neoregelia spectabilis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Asparagales

Bromeliales

Family

Iridaceae

Bromeliaceae

Genus

Crocus

Neoregelia

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Crocoideae

Bromelioideae

Number of Species

90-

1 27800

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Properties of Crocus and Painted Fingernails

Wondering what are the properties of Crocus and Painted Fingernails? We provide you with everything About Crocus and Painted Fingernails. Crocus doesn't have thorns and Painted Fingernails doesn't have thorns. Also Crocus does not have fragrant flowers. Crocus has allergic reactions like and Painted Fingernails has allergic reactions like . 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 Crocus and Painted Fingernails and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Crocus and Painted Fingernails

Season and care of Crocus and Painted Fingernails is important to know. While considering everything about Crocus and Painted Fingernails Care, growing season is an essential factor. Crocus season is Spring and Winter and Painted Fingernails season is Spring and Winter. The type of soil for Crocus is Loamy and for Painted Fingernails is Sand while the PH of soil for Crocus is Neutral, Slightly Acidic and for Painted Fingernails is .

Crocus and Painted Fingernails Physical Information

Crocus and Painted Fingernails physical information is very important for comparison. Crocus height is 10.00 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Painted Fingernails height is 15.20 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Crocus and Painted Fingernails are as follows:

Crocus flower color: Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, White and Yellow
Crocus leaf color: Green
Painted Fingernails flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Painted Fingernails leaf color: Red, Olive and Yellow green

Care of Crocus and Painted Fingernails

Care of Crocus and Painted Fingernails include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Crocus pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires little pruning and Painted Fingernails pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Crocus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Painted Fingernails needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.