Spring Starflower

Colchicum

About Spring Starflower and Colchicum

Spring Starflower

Colchicum

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

South America, Argentina

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Perennial

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Number of Varieties

3545

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Temperate Regions

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9-9999

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

5.10 cm7.60 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long Linear

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter

In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum

COLCHICUM

Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar

Colchicum

In Hindi

Spring Starflower

colchicum

In German

Frühling Borretsch

colchicum

In French

Spring Starflower

colchique

In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella

Colchicum

In Greek

άνοιξη starflower

Colchicum

In Portuguese

primavera Starflower

Colchicum

In Polish

Wiosna Starflower

Colchicum

In Latin

Spring Starflower

Colchicum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Lilopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Liliales

Family

Liliaceae

Genus

Ipheion

Colchicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Gilliesieae

Subfamily

Allioideae

Wurmbaeiodeae

Number of Species

50160

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Spring Starflower and Colchicum

Wondering what are the properties of Spring Starflower and Colchicum? We provide you with everything About Spring Starflower and Colchicum. Spring Starflower doesn't have thorns and Colchicum doesn't have thorns. Also Spring Starflower does not have fragrant flowers. Spring Starflower has allergic reactions like and Colchicum has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Spring Starflower and Colchicum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Bulb Plants » More

Spring Starflower and Iris

Spring Starflower and Dwarf Iris

Spring Starflower and Wild Hyacinth

» More Compare Bulb Plants

Season and Care of Spring Starflower and Colchicum

Season and care of Spring Starflower and Colchicum is important to know. While considering everything about Spring Starflower and Colchicum Care, growing season is an essential factor. Spring Starflower season is Spring and Colchicum season is Spring. The type of soil for Spring Starflower is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Colchicum is Loam while the PH of soil for Spring Starflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Colchicum is Acidic, Neutral.

Spring Starflower and Colchicum Physical Information

Spring Starflower and Colchicum physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm. The color specification of Spring Starflower and Colchicum are as follows:

Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green
Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Colchicum leaf color: Green

Care of Spring Starflower and Colchicum

Care of Spring Starflower and Colchicum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spring Starflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Colchicum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove shoots. In summer Spring Starflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Colchicum needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering.