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Yellow Onion
Yellow Onion

Colchicum
Colchicum



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About Yellow Onion and Colchicum

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India
Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Number of Varieties

10045
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
-

Sunset Zone

21,22
21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm7.60 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm7.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Black
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Pink, Light Pink
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Spring, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

-
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

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

-
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

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
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, Flies
Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
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

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

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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

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Granex'
COLCHICUM

Common Name

Garden Onion, Yellow Onion
Colchicum

In Hindi

Hydrangea
colchicum

In German

Hortensie
colchicum

In French

Hortensia
colchique

In Spanish

Hortensia
Colchicum

In Greek

υδραγεία
Colchicum

In Portuguese

Hortênsia
Colchicum

In Polish

Hortensja
Colchicum

In Latin

Hibiscus
Colchicum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

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Magnoliophyta

Class

-
Liliopsida

Order

-
Liliales

Family

Liliaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

-
Colchicum

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Wurmbaeiodeae

Number of Species

100160
1 27800
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Properties of Yellow Onion and Colchicum

Wondering what are the properties of Yellow Onion and Colchicum? We provide you with everything About Yellow Onion and Colchicum. Yellow Onion doesn't have thorns and Colchicum doesn't have thorns. Also Yellow Onion does not have fragrant flowers. Yellow Onion has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Colchicum has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Onion and Colchicum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Yellow Onion and Colchicum

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

Yellow Onion and Colchicum Physical Information

Yellow Onion and Colchicum physical information is very important for comparison. Yellow Onion height is 10.20 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm. The color specification of Yellow Onion and Colchicum are as follows:

  • Yellow Onion flower color: Purple and Black

  • Yellow Onion leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Yellow green

  • Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet

  • Colchicum leaf color: Green

Care of Yellow Onion and Colchicum

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