Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Europe
Types
Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum
Carpinus caroliniana caroliniana, Carpinus caroliniana virginiana
Number of Varieties
452
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands
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USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm1,070.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
Yellow, Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow, Yellow green, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Pinnate
Thorns
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✘
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✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
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Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Less Watering
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots
Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Canker, fungus
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
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Allergy
Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
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Good for the Scalp, Stops hair loss
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism
Anxiety, Bleeding, Cold, Cough, Cuts, Eye Infection, Fatigue, Fights Depression, Insomnia, Menstrual Disorders, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for woodware
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
Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
COLCHICUM
CARPINUS caroliniana
Common Name
Colchicum
American Hornbeam, Musclewood, blue-beech, Ironwood
In Hindi
colchicum
अमेरिकी हानबीन
In German
colchicum
Amerikanische Hainbuche
In French
colchique
Charme de Caroline
In Spanish
Colchicum
Carpinus caroliniana
In Greek
Colchicum
american γαύρο
In Portuguese
Colchicum
Carpinus caroliniana
In Polish
Colchicum
Grab amerykański
In Latin
Colchicum
american hornbeam
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Fagales
Family
Liliaceae
Betulaceae
Genus
Colchicum
Carpinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Wurmbaeiodeae
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Number of Species
1602
1
27800
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