1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Aquatics
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
2.2 Habitat
Ponds
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands
2.3 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.4 AHS Heat Zone
2.5 Sunset Zone
2.6 Habit
Not Available
Clump-Forming
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
4.2.6 Minimum Width
9.8 Plant Color
9.8.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
9.10.1 Flower Color Modifier
9.11.1 Fruit Color
9.11.2 Leaf Color in Spring
9.11.3 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
9.11.4 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
9.11.5 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
9.12 Shape
9.12.1 Leaf Shape
9.13 Thorns
10 Season
10.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Fall, Winter
10.2 Growing Conditions
10.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
10.2.2 Growth Rate
10.2.3 Type of Soil
10.2.4 The pH of Soil
10.2.5 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
10.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter
10.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
10.3 Tolerances
11 Care
11.1 Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
11.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
11.3 Plant Maintenance
11.4 Watering Plants
11.4.1 Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter
11.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
11.4.3 In Spring
11.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
11.5 Soil
11.5.1 Soil pH
11.5.2 Soil Type
11.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
11.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
11.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots
11.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
11.9 Pests and Diseases
11.10 Plant Tolerance
12 Facts
12.1 Flowers
12.1.1 Flower Petal Number
12.2 Fruits
12.2.1 Showy Fruit
12.2.2 Edible Fruit
12.3 Fragrance
12.3.1 Fragrant Flower
12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
12.4 Showy Foliage
12.5 Showy Bark
12.6 Foliage Texture
12.7 Foliage Sheen
12.8 Evergreen
12.9 Invasive
12.10 Self-Sowing
12.11 Attracts
12.12 Allergy
Headache
Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
13.1.3 Edible Uses
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
13.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
Water Gardens
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
14.2 Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Colchicum
14.2.1 In Hindi
14.2.2 In German
14.2.3 In French
14.2.4 In Spanish
14.2.5 In Greek
14.2.6 In Portuguese
14.2.7 In Polish
Grzybienie białe
Colchicum
14.2.8 In Latin
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
15.3 Class
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Monocots
15.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
15.9 Subfamily
15.10 Number of Species