1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Europe
Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Chinese Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Farms, Fields, Subtropical climates
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
21,22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
22.90 cm7.60 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1.2 Plant Color
1.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
1.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
1.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
1.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Light Green
1.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Several shades of Green
1.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
1.3 Shape
1.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oblong Circular Round
Long Linear
1.4 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
3.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots
3.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphate, Well-rotted manure
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Bacterial soft rot, Blackleg, Damping off, Damping-off, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Red blotch, Watery soft rot
Not Available
3.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Heat Tolerance
Drought
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.3 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.4 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.5 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
Not Available
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Beetles, Flies, Insects
Bees, Butterflies
4.12 Allergy
Throat itching
Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Landscape Designing
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for insects
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Digestion problems, Low calories, Nutrients, Skin Disorders
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
5.2.3 Other Uses
Food for animals, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice, Used in salads
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
BRASSICA rapa( Pekinensis Group)
COLCHICUM
6.2 Common Name
Celery Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
Colchicum
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
6.2.4 In Spanish
6.2.5 In Greek
6.2.6 In Portuguese
6.2.7 In Polish
6.2.8 In Latin
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.3 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.4 Class
7.5 Order
7.7 Family
7.9 Genus
7.10 Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Monocots
7.11 Tribe
7.12 Subfamily
Not Applicable
Wurmbaeiodeae
7.13 Number of Species