Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrubs, Trees
Origin
Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia
Northeast Mexico, Southeastern United States
Types
Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum
Deciduous, Evergreen
Number of Varieties
45800
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands
Hillside, Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm300.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm300.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Elliptic
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Dry, Loam, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Dry
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Ample Water
Adequately
In Spring
Less Watering
Average Water
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Dry, Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Dry
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots
-
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
-
Pests and Diseases
-
Healthy tree
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Birds, Flies
Allergy
Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Food for animals, Food for insects
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
COLCHICUM
Senegalia berlandieri
Common Name
Colchicum
Acacia
In Hindi
colchicum
Acacia
In German
colchicum
Acacia
In French
colchique
Acacia
In Spanish
Colchicum
Acacia
In Greek
Colchicum
Acacia
In Portuguese
Colchicum
Acacia
In Polish
Colchicum
Acacia
In Latin
Colchicum
Acacia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Fabales
Family
Liliaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Colchicum
Acacia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
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Acacieae
Subfamily
Wurmbaeiodeae
Mimosoideae
Number of Species
1601350
1
27800
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