Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
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Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum
Number of Varieties
845
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Rocky areas
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-7-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm7.60 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Pink
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
Pests and Diseases
Insects
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Insects
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Corydalis
Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Sedative
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, 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
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CORYDALIS sempervirens
COLCHICUM
Common Name
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
Colchicum
In Hindi
Capnoides
colchicum
In German
Capnoides
colchicum
In French
capnoides
colchique
In Spanish
Capnoides
Colchicum
In Greek
Capnoides
Colchicum
In Portuguese
Capnoides
Colchicum
In Polish
Capnoides
Colchicum
In Latin
capnoides
Colchicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Magnoliophyta
Class
Agaricomycetes
Liliopsida
Order
Agaricales
Liliales
Family
Fumariaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Hypholoma
Colchicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Fumarieae
-
Subfamily
Fumarioideae
Wurmbaeiodeae
Number of Species
1160
1
27800
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