Yellow Loosestrife

Colchicum

About Yellow Loosestrife and Colchicum

Yellow Loosestrife

Colchicum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Eastern Europe, Turkey

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

creeping Jenny, L. ephemerum

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

damp broad-leaved forests, damp meadows, ditches, roadside embankments, shores, stream banks

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

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1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

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60.00 cm

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7.60 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

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7.60 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

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

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires consistently moist soil

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, organic fertlizers, slow-release fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Gastrointestinal disorders

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LYSIMACHIA punctata

COLCHICUM

7.2 Common Name

Yellow Loosestrife, garden loosetrife, garden yellow loosetrife

Colchicum

7.2.1 In Hindi

Yellow Loosestrife

colchicum

7.2.2 In German

Gilbweiderich

colchicum

7.2.3 In French

salicaire Jaune

colchique

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lisimaquia amarilla

Colchicum

7.2.5 In Greek

κίτρινο loosestrife

Colchicum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Loosestrife amarelo

Colchicum

7.2.7 In Polish

żółty toje

Colchicum

7.2.8 In Latin

Yellow Loosestrife

Colchicum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Equisetopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Primulales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Primulaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Lysimachia

Colchicum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Wurmbaeiodeae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Yellow Loosestrife and Colchicum

Wondering what are the properties of Yellow Loosestrife and Colchicum? We provide you with everything About Yellow Loosestrife and Colchicum. Yellow Loosestrife doesn't have thorns and Colchicum doesn't have thorns. Also Yellow Loosestrife does not have fragrant flowers. Yellow Loosestrife has allergic reactions like Skin irritation and Colchicum has allergic reactions like Skin irritation. 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 Yellow Loosestrife and Colchicum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Yellow Loosestrife and Colchicum

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

Yellow Loosestrife and Colchicum Physical Information

Yellow Loosestrife and Colchicum physical information is very important for comparison. Yellow Loosestrife height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm. The color specification of Yellow Loosestrife and Colchicum are as follows:

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

Care of Yellow Loosestrife and Colchicum

Care of Yellow Loosestrife and Colchicum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Yellow Loosestrife pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead branches and Colchicum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove shoots. In summer Yellow Loosestrife 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.