1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
South Africa
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Floodplains, Forest margins, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, Swamps, Tropical regions
Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.50 cm12.70 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
61.00 cm20.30 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange
Purple, Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove deadheads
no pruning required
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Dry root rot, Pest Free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Whiteflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Poisonous to grazing animals
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Cough, Diabetes, Gout, Kidney problems, Oedema, Rheumatism, Urinary tract problems
anti rheumatic, cathartic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BULBINE frutescens
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
7.2 Common Name
Bulbine, Cat's Whiskers, Rankkopieva
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
7.2.1 In Hindi
Not Available
meadow saffron
7.2.2 In German
Katze Whiskers Pflanze
Herbstzeitlose
7.2.3 In French
Moustaches usine de Cat
Colchique d'automne
7.2.4 In Spanish
Bigotes Planta de gato
Estado de conservación
7.2.5 In Greek
Μουστάκια γάτας Φυτών
meadow saffron
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bigodes Planta de Gato
Colchicum autumnale
7.2.7 In Polish
Kocie Wąsy rośliny
Colchicum autumnale
7.2.8 In Latin
Cat Whiskers Planta
autumnale
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Nepetoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species