Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
Mediterranean, Turkey
Australia
Types
Colchicum autumnale
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Number of Varieties
2510
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40000
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Habitat
Lawn, meadows, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
Littoral rainforest, Near Estuaries
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-99-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm910.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Fuchsia, Rose
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Orange, Light Yellow, Orange Red, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Broad
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Frost, Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Reduce water once established, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Slugs
Borers
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Frost, Pollution, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
poisonous if ingested, Toxic if not prepared properly
Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Removes pimples
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Gout, Itching
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Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Flowers, Seeds
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as firewood, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
Colchicum autumnale
CUPANIOPSIS anacardioides
Common Name
Autumn Crocus, meadow saffron, naked lady
Tuckeroo, Green leaved tamarind
In Hindi
शरद ऋतु का पौधा
Carrotwood ट्री
In German
Herbstzeitlose
Carrotwood Baum
In French
colchique d'automne
Carrotwood Arbre
In Spanish
cólquico
Árbol carrotwood
In Greek
φθινόπωρο κρόκος
Carrotwood Δέντρο
In Portuguese
aftomn gema
Árvore Carrotwood
In Polish
aftomn żółtka
Carrotwood Drzewo
In Latin
aftomn vitellus
Carrotwood ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Sapindales
Family
Liliaceae
Sapindaceae
Genus
Colchicum
Cupaniopsis
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Colchiceae
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Subfamily
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Sapindoideae
Number of Species
1604
1
27800
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