1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin, North America, Central America, South America
Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not AvailableNot Available
0
99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
180.00 cm7.60 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
1.1.1 Type of Soil
1.1.2 The pH of Soil
1.2.1 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
1.4.1 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter
1.4.3 Repeat Bloomer
1.5 Tolerances
2 Care
2.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
2.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison, Seedlings
2.3 Plant Maintenance
2.4 Watering Plants
2.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs watering once a week, Never Over-water, Over-head watering
Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter
2.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
2.4.3 In Spring
2.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
2.5 Soil
2.5.1 Soil pH
2.5.2 Soil Type
2.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
2.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots
2.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Well-rotted manure
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
2.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Flea Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot, Worms
Not Available
2.10 Plant Tolerance
3 Facts
3.1 Flowers
3.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Single, Double
3.2 Fruits
3.2.1 Showy Fruit
3.2.2 Edible Fruit
3.3 Fragrance
3.3.1 Fragrant Flower
3.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
3.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
3.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
3.4 Showy Foliage
3.5 Showy Bark
3.6 Foliage Texture
3.7 Foliage Sheen
3.8 Evergreen
3.9 Invasive
3.10 Self-Sowing
3.11 Attracts
Aphids, Beetles, Not Available
Bees, Butterflies
3.12 Allergy
Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing, Vomiting
Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting
4 Benefits
4.1 Uses
4.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Landscape Designing
4.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
4.1.3 Edible Uses
4.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
4.2 Plant Benefits
4.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Iron, Potassium, Vitamin C
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism
4.2.2 Part of Plant Used
4.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
4.3 Used As Indoor Plant
4.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
4.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
5 Scientific Name
5.1 Botanical Name
ZEA mays var rugosa
COLCHICUM
5.2 Common Name
5.2.1 In Hindi
5.2.2 In German
5.2.3 In French
5.2.4 In Spanish
5.2.5 In Greek
γλυκό καλαμπόκι
Colchicum
5.2.6 In Portuguese
5.2.7 In Polish
5.2.8 In Latin
Dulcis frumentum
Colchicum
6 Classification
6.1 Kingdom
6.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
6.4 Class
6.6 Order
6.7 Family
6.8 Genus
6.9 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
6.10 Tribe
Andropogoneae
Not Available
6.11 Subfamily
Not Available
Wurmbaeiodeae
6.12 Number of Species