Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
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Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Types
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Number of Varieties
510
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-7
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm1,830.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm1,830.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Violet
Red, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Pest Free
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Whiteflies
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Poisonous to grazing animals
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
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Beauty Benefits
-
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Root
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
Ceiba pentandra
Common Name
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
In Hindi
meadow saffron
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
In German
Herbstzeitlose
Kapok baum
In French
Colchique d'automne
Fromager
In Spanish
Estado de conservación
Ceiba
In Greek
meadow saffron
Ceiba
In Portuguese
Colchicum autumnale
Mafumeira
In Polish
Colchicum autumnale
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
In Latin
autumnale
Ceiba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Malvales
Family
Liliaceae
Bombacaceae
Genus
Colchicum
Ceiba
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
9010
1
27800
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