Life Span
Perennial
  
Perennial
  
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
  
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
  
Origin
California
  
Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia
  
Types
Southern cypress, Gulf cypress
  
Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum
  
Habitat
Floodplains, Swamps
  
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands
  
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11
  
Not Available
  
AHS Heat Zone
12-7
  
Not Available
  
Sunset Zone
17
  
21,22
  
Habit
Pyramidal
  
Clump-Forming
  
Plant Size
  
  
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm
  
28
Plant Color
  
  
Flower Color
Brown
  
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
  
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
  
Bicolor
  
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
  
Not Available
  
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
  
Light Green
  
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
  
Several shades of Green
  
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
  
Light Green
  
Shape
  
  
Leaf Shape
Needle like
  
Long Linear
  
Thorns
No
  
No
  
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
  
Spring, Fall, Winter
  
Growing Conditions
  
  
Sunlight
Full Sun
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Growth Rate
Medium
  
Medium
  
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
  
Loam
  
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
  
Acidic, Neutral
  
Soil Drainage
Well drained
  
Well drained
  
Bloom Time
Early Summer
  
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter
  
Repeat Bloomer
No
  
No
  
Tolerances
Drought
  
Drought
  
Where to Plant?
Ground
  
Container, Ground, Pot
  
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
  
Divison, Seedlings
  
Plant Maintenance
Low
  
Low
  
Watering Plants
  
  
Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season
  
Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter
  
In Summer
Lots of watering
  
Ample Water
  
In Spring
Moderate
  
Less Watering
  
In Winter
Average Water
  
Less Watering
  
Soil
  
  
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
  
Acidic, Neutral
  
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
  
Loam
  
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
  
Well drained
  
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots
  
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
  
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
  
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
  
Not Available
  
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
  
Drought
  
Flowers
None
  
Showy
  
Flower Petal Number
Single
  
Single, Double
  
Fruits
  
  
Showy Fruit
No
  
No
  
Edible Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrance
  
  
Fragrant Flower
No
  
Yes
  
Fragrant Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Leaf
Yes
  
No
  
Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes
  
No
  
Showy Foliage
No
  
Yes
  
Showy Bark
No
  
No
  
Foliage Texture
Medium
  
Coarse
  
Foliage Sheen
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Evergreen
No
  
No
  
Invasive
No
  
No
  
Self-Sowing
No
  
No
  
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Insects
  
Bees, Butterflies
  
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
  
Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting
  
Uses
  
  
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
  
Landscape Designing
  
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
  
No Beauty Benefits
  
Edible Uses
No
  
Yes
  
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
  
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
  
Plant Benefits
  
  
Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
  
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism
  
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Seeds, Stem
  
Flowers, Leaves
  
Other Uses
Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building
  
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
  
Used As Indoor Plant
No
  
Yes
  
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
  
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
  
Botanical Name
CUPRESSUS macrocarpa
  
COLCHICUM
  
Common Name
Baldcypress, Red cypress
  
Colchicum
  
In Hindi
सरू के वृक्ष
  
colchicum
  
In German
Zypresse
  
colchicum
  
In French
cyprès
  
colchique
  
In Spanish
Arbol ciprés
  
Colchicum
  
In Greek
κυπαρίσσι
  
Colchicum
  
In Portuguese
Cypress árvore
  
Colchicum
  
In Polish
Cypress drzewo
  
Colchicum
  
In Latin
cypressus
  
Colchicum
  
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Tracheophyta
  
Magnoliophyta
  
Class
Pinopsida
  
Liliopsida
  
Order
Pinales
  
Liliales
  
Family
Cupressaceae
  
Liliaceae
  
Genus
Taxodium
  
Colchicum
  
Clade
Not Available
  
Angiosperms, Monocots
  
Tribe
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Subfamily
Taxodioideae
  
Wurmbaeiodeae
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Season and Care of Cypress and Colchicum
Season and care of Cypress and Colchicum is important to know. While considering everything about Cypress and Colchicum Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cypress season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Colchicum season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Cypress is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Colchicum is Loam while the PH of soil for Cypress is Acidic, Neutral and for Colchicum is Acidic, Neutral.
Cypress and Colchicum Physical Information
Cypress and Colchicum physical information is very important for comparison. Cypress height is 1,520.00 cm and width 370.00 cm whereas Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm. The color specification of Cypress and Colchicum are as follows:
Cypress flower color: Brown
Cypress leaf color: Dark Green
Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
- Colchicum leaf color: Green
Care of Cypress and Colchicum
Care of Cypress and Colchicum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cypress pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Colchicum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove shoots. In summer Cypress needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Colchicum needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering.