1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.4 Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.6 Origin
Eastern Asia
Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia
1.2 Types
Not Available
Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum
1.2.1 Number of Varieties
2.4 Habitat
Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands
2.5 USDA Hardiness Zone
3.2 AHS Heat Zone
3.3 Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
3.4 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
4 Information
4.1 Plant Size
4.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm7.60 cm
0.54
3900
5.1.3 Minimum Width
150.00 cm7.60 cm
0.1
6350
8.4 Plant Color
8.4.2 Flower Color
Non Flowering Plant
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
8.4.4 Flower Color Modifier
8.4.6 Fruit Color
8.5.1 Leaf Color in Spring
8.6.1 Leaf Color in Summer
8.7.2 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
8.8.2 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Bronze
Light Green
8.10 Shape
8.10.1 Leaf Shape
8.12 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
9.3 Growing Conditions
9.3.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
9.7.1 Growth Rate
10.1.3 Type of Soil
10.2.2 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
11.1.2 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
11.2.4 Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter
11.3.2 Repeat Bloomer
11.4 Tolerances
12 Care
12.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
12.3 How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings, Tip cutting
Divison, Seedlings
12.4 Plant Maintenance
12.6 Watering Plants
12.6.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently
Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter
12.9.1 In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
13.2.1 In Spring
14.3.1 In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
15.2 Soil
15.2.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
15.2.4 Soil Type
15.3.2 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
15.4 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
15.5 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots
15.7 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
15.8 Pests and Diseases
15.9 Plant Tolerance
16 Facts
16.1 Flowers
16.2.1 Flower Petal Number
16.5 Fruits
16.5.1 Showy Fruit
16.6.2 Edible Fruit
17.2 Fragrance
17.2.1 Fragrant Flower
18.1.0 Fragrant Fruit
18.2.2 Fragrant Leaf
18.3.2 Fragrant Bark/Stem
19.3 Showy Foliage
19.4 Showy Bark
19.7 Foliage Texture
19.9 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
Not Available
19.12 Evergreen
19.15 Invasive
19.18 Self-Sowing
19.20 Attracts
Aphids, Mealybugs, White Pine Weevil
Bees, Butterflies
19.22 Allergy
Pollen
Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting
20 Benefits
20.1 Uses
20.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Borders
Landscape Designing
20.2.1 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
20.3.2 Edible Uses
20.5.1 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
21.2 Plant Benefits
21.3.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism
21.3.4 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Wood
Flowers, Leaves
21.3.6 Other Uses
Used as a dye, Wood is used for making furniture
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
21.5 Used As Indoor Plant
21.7 Used As Outdoor Plant
21.10 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
22 Scientific Name
22.1 Botanical Name
TAXUS cuspidata
COLCHICUM
22.4 Common Name
22.4.1 In Hindi
22.6.1 In German
japanische Eibe
colchicum
22.7.1 In French
23.1.1 In Spanish
23.2.1 In Greek
23.3.2 In Portuguese
24.0.4 In Polish
24.1.2 In Latin
Filius Xapanese
Colchicum
25 Classification
25.1 Kingdom
25.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
25.3 Class
26.1 Order
26.3 Family
26.5 Genus
26.8 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Monocots
26.10 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
26.12 Subfamily
Not Available
Wurmbaeiodeae
26.14 Number of Species