Wintercreeper

Colchicum

About Wintercreeper and Colchicum

Wintercreeper

Colchicum

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

China

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Euonymus fortunei fortunei, Euonymus fortunei radicans, Euonymus fortunei vegetus

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Number of Varieties

345

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Hedge, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9-9999

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-2

Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

21,22

Habit

Spreading

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

110.00 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

655.00 cm7.60 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange, Pink

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic and Ovate

Long Linear

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

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

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings, Semi-ripe cuttings

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

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

In Summer

Average Water

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

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full 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

since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Aphids, Crown gall, Leaf spot, Soft scales

Plant Tolerance

Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

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

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Erosion control

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Gynaecological

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

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, Edging, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border, Vine

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS fortunei

COLCHICUM

Common Name

Wintercreeper, Wintercreeper Euonymus

Colchicum

In Hindi

Wintercreeper

colchicum

In German

Weißbunte

colchicum

In French

wintercreeper

colchique

In Spanish

Wintercreeper

Colchicum

In Greek

Wintercreeper

Colchicum

In Portuguese

wintercreeper

Colchicum

In Polish

wintercreeper

Colchicum

In Latin

wintercreeper

Colchicum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Liliales

Family

Celastraceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Euonymus

Colchicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Celastroideae

Wurmbaeiodeae

Number of Species

130160

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Wintercreeper and Colchicum

Wondering what are the properties of Wintercreeper and Colchicum? We provide you with everything About Wintercreeper and Colchicum. Wintercreeper doesn't have thorns and Colchicum doesn't have thorns. Also Wintercreeper does not have fragrant flowers. Wintercreeper 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 Wintercreeper and Colchicum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Broadleaf Evergreen

Wintercreeper and Wilga

Wintercreeper and Toyon

Wintercreeper and Chinese hibiscus

Season and Care of Wintercreeper and Colchicum

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

Wintercreeper and Colchicum Physical Information

Wintercreeper and Colchicum physical information is very important for comparison. Wintercreeper height is 110.00 cm and width 655.00 cm whereas Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm. The color specification of Wintercreeper and Colchicum are as follows:

Wintercreeper flower color: Yellow green
Wintercreeper leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Colchicum leaf color: Green

Care of Wintercreeper and Colchicum

Care of Wintercreeper and Colchicum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wintercreeper 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 Wintercreeper needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Colchicum needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering.