Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia
Europe
Types
Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum
Blues F1, Chinese Express, Monument
Number of Varieties
455
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands
agricultural areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
6-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm20.30 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm12.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Cushion
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter
Spring, Summer, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
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
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
In Summer
Ample Water
Ample Water
In Spring
Less Watering
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots
-
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
20-20-20 amount, Compost
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Beetles, Black rot, Blackleg, Cabbage looper, Cabbageworm, Clubroot, Flea Beetles, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Bugs
Allergy
Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
-
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin, Remove blemishes, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism
Folate, Low calories, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K
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 Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
COLCHICUM
BRASSICA rapa 'Little Jade'
Common Name
Colchicum
Little Jade Napa Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
In Hindi
colchicum
नापा पत्तागोभी
In German
colchicum
Chinakohl
In French
colchique
Napa chou
In Spanish
Colchicum
Lechuga de Napa
In Greek
Colchicum
Νάπα Λάχανο
In Portuguese
Colchicum
Repolho Napa
In Polish
Colchicum
Kapusta Napa
In Latin
Colchicum
Napa Brassica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Capparales
Family
Liliaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Colchicum
Brassica
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Wurmbaeiodeae
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Number of Species
1601
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27800
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