1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
China, Japan
1.4 Types
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Temperate Regions
Not Available
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
12.70 cm30.45 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
20.30 cm60.95 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Purple, Violet
Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
4.7 Pruning
no pruning required
Prune after harvesting
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Pest Free
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Poisonous to grazing animals
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Container, Edging, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
ARDISIA japonica
7.2 Common Name
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
Japanese Ardisia, Marlberry
7.2.1 In Hindi
meadow saffron
Japanese Ardisia
7.2.2 In German
Herbstzeitlose
Japanese Ardisia
7.2.3 In French
Colchique d'automne
Japanese Ardisia
7.2.4 In Spanish
Estado de conservación
Ardisia japonica
7.2.5 In Greek
meadow saffron
Japanese Ardisia
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Colchicum autumnale
Japanese Ardisia
7.2.7 In Polish
Colchicum autumnale
Japanese Ardisia
7.2.8 In Latin
autumnale
Japanese Ardisia
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species