1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Bulb, Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Mexico
Aegean Islands, Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe, Western China
1.4 Types
Not Available
Crocus abantensis, Crocus adanensis, Crocus biflorus, Crocus chrysanthus, Crocus korolkowii
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.12 Habitat
1.13 USDA Hardiness Zone
3.2 AHS Heat Zone
3.3 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
3.4 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
4 Information
4.1 Plant Size
4.1.1 Minimum Height
4.1.4 Minimum Width
180.00 cm5.10 cm
0.1
6350
9.5 Plant Color
9.6.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Orange
Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow
9.8.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
9.10.1 Fruit Color
Reddish Plum
Not Available
10.1.1 Leaf Color in Spring
10.1.3 Leaf Color in Summer
10.2.1 Leaf Color in Fall
10.2.2 Leaf Color in Winter
10.5 Shape
10.5.2 Leaf Shape
10.7 Thorns
11 Season
11.2 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Winter
11.3 Growing Conditions
11.4.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
11.4.3 Growth Rate
11.6.1 Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loamy
11.8.1 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
12.0.1 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
12.2.2 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Winter
12.3.2 Repeat Bloomer
12.5 Tolerances
13 Care
13.2 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
13.3 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
From bulbs, Grafting, Seedlings
13.5 Plant Maintenance
13.9 Watering Plants
13.9.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry
14.1.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
15.0.2 In Spring
15.2.2 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
15.4 Soil
15.4.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
15.4.5 Soil Type
15.4.7 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
15.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
15.8 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
15.10 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
16.1 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Mushroom root rot, Narcissus Basal Rot, Narcissus Bulb Fly, Slugs, Snails, Tulip Fire, Tulip Viruses
16.4 Plant Tolerance
17 Facts
17.2 Flowers
17.2.2 Flower Petal Number
17.4 Fruits
17.5.2 Showy Fruit
17.5.4 Edible Fruit
17.7 Fragrance
17.7.2 Fragrant Flower
18.1.1 Fragrant Fruit
18.2.1 Fragrant Leaf
18.3.1 Fragrant Bark/Stem
18.6 Showy Foliage
18.8 Showy Bark
18.10 Foliage Texture
18.12 Foliage Sheen
18.14 Evergreen
18.16 Invasive
18.18 Self-Sowing
18.20 Attracts
Aphids, Birds, Rodents
Not Available
18.22 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
19 Benefits
19.1 Uses
19.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
19.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Nourishes scalp, Reduce Bruises, Remove blemishes
Not Available
19.1.3 Edible Uses
19.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
19.2 Plant Benefits
19.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Hangover
Arthritis, Gout
19.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
19.2.3 Other Uses
Biomass for fuel, Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used in Furniture
Not Available
19.3 Used As Indoor Plant
19.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
19.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Not Available
20 Scientific Name
20.1 Botanical Name
OPUNTIA ficus-indica
Crocus Longiflorus
20.2 Common Name
Indian fig opuntia, Barbary fig, cactus pear, spineless cactus
Crocus
20.2.1 In Hindi
Opuntia ficus-indica
Crocus
20.2.2 In German
Opuntia ficus-indica
Krokus
20.2.3 In French
Opuntia ficus-indica
Crocus
20.2.4 In Spanish
Opuntia ficus-indica
Azafrán
20.2.5 In Greek
20.2.6 In Portuguese
Opuntia ficus-indica
Açafrão
20.2.7 In Polish
Opuntia ficus-indica
Krokus
20.2.8 In Latin
Opuntia ficus-indica
Erocum
21 Classification
21.1 Kingdom
21.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
21.3 Class
21.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Asparagales
21.5 Family
21.6 Genus
21.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
21.8 Tribe
21.9 Subfamily
21.10 Number of Species