1 What is
2.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
2.3 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
2.5 Origin
Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia
Central America, South America
2.8 Types
Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum
Not Available
2.8.2 Number of Varieties
2.9 Habitat
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
2.11 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.13 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
2.15 Sunset Zone
2.16 Habit
Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing
3 Information
3.2 Plant Size
3.2.1 Minimum Height
7.60 cm457.20 cm
0.54
3900
4.1.2 Minimum Width
7.60 cm243.84 cm
0.1
6350
4.2 Plant Color
4.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
Pink
4.3.2 Flower Color Modifier
4.3.4 Fruit Color
4.3.6 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
4.3.8 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green
4.3.10 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Light Green, Gray Green
4.3.12 Leaf Color in Winter
4.4 Shape
4.4.1 Leaf Shape
4.6 Thorns
5 Season
6.1 Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
6.3 Growing Conditions
6.3.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
6.4.2 Growth Rate
6.4.4 Type of Soil
6.4.6 The pH of Soil
6.4.8 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
6.4.10 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter
Spring, Summer
6.4.12 Repeat Bloomer
6.5 Tolerances
7 Care
7.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
8.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
8.4 Plant Maintenance
8.6 Watering Plants
8.6.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
8.7.2 In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
8.7.5 In Spring
8.7.7 In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
8.9 Soil
8.9.1 Soil pH
8.9.3 Soil Type
8.9.5 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
8.11 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
8.12 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
8.15 Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
8.17 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
8.19 Plant Tolerance
9 Facts
10.1 Flowers
10.2.1 Flower Petal Number
10.3 Fruits
10.4.1 Showy Fruit
10.4.3 Edible Fruit
10.5 Fragrance
10.5.1 Fragrant Flower
10.6.2 Fragrant Fruit
10.6.4 Fragrant Leaf
10.6.6 Fragrant Bark/Stem
10.7 Showy Foliage
10.9 Showy Bark
10.11 Foliage Texture
10.13 Foliage Sheen
10.15 Evergreen
10.17 Invasive
10.19 Self-Sowing
10.21 Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
10.23 Allergy
Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting
Pollen
11 Benefits
11.1 Uses
11.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
12.1.4 Edible Uses
12.1.6 Environmental Uses
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
12.3 Plant Benefits
12.3.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, scurvy, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
12.3.4 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
12.3.6 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
12.5 Used As Indoor Plant
12.7 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.9 Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
COLCHICUM
Malpighia emarginata
14.3 Common Name
Colchicum
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
14.3.2 In Hindi
14.3.4 In German
14.3.6 In French
14.3.8 In Spanish
Colchicum
Árbol de acerola
14.3.10 In Greek
14.3.12 In Portuguese
14.3.13 In Polish
14.3.15 In Latin
15 Classification
16.1 Kingdom
16.3 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
16.5 Class
16.7 Order
16.9 Family
16.11 Genus
16.13 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
16.15 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
16.17 Subfamily
Wurmbaeiodeae
Not Available, Paperveroideae
16.19 Number of Species