About Meadow Saffron

Meadow Saffron

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 87 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

12.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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19% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

no pruning required

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Dry root rot, Pest Free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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No - Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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4% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Whiteflies

5.12 Allergy

Poisonous to grazing animals

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

None

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti rheumatic, cathartic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'

7.2 Common Name

Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron

7.2.1 In Hindi

meadow saffron

7.2.2 In German

Herbstzeitlose

7.2.3 In French

Colchique d'automne

7.2.4 In Spanish

Estado de conservación

7.2.5 In Greek

meadow saffron

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Colchicum autumnale

7.2.7 In Polish

Colchicum autumnale

7.2.8 In Latin

autumnale

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Colchicum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Meadow Saffron

Want to know the properties of Meadow Saffron? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Meadow Saffron is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Poisonous to grazing animals. Meadow Saffron Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: anti rheumatic and cathartic
Part of plant used: Root

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Meadow Saffron Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Meadow Saffron. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Meadow Saffron physical information is as follows: 12.70 cm tall and 20.30 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Purple and Violet
Leaf color: Green

Care of Meadow Saffron

Taking Meadow Saffron Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Meadow Saffron include pruning, which should be done no pruning required. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Meadow Saffron

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Meadow Saffron is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Meadow Saffron is a very important plant from . There are 5 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii. This plant's habitat is Temperate Regions and it comes in the hardiness zone Not Available. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.