1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Grass
1.3 Origin
Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia
North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
1.4 Types
Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands
Hay fields
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
7.60 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
Red, Green, Purple, Light Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow, Orange, Gold
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
1.1.1 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter
Late Summer
1.2.2 Repeat Bloomer
1.3 Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought
2 Care
2.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
2.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
2.3 Plant Maintenance
2.4 Watering Plants
2.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter
Medium
2.4.3 In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
2.5.1 In Spring
2.5.2 In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
2.6 Soil
2.6.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
2.6.2 Soil Type
2.6.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
2.7 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
2.8 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
2.9 Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
2.10 Pests and Diseases
2.11 Plant Tolerance
3 Facts
3.1 Flowers
3.1.1 Flower Petal Number
3.2 Fruits
3.2.1 Showy Fruit
3.2.2 Edible Fruit
3.3 Fragrance
3.3.1 Fragrant Flower
3.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
3.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
3.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
3.4 Showy Foliage
3.5 Showy Bark
3.6 Foliage Texture
3.7 Foliage Sheen
3.8 Evergreen
3.9 Invasive
3.10 Self-Sowing
3.11 Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
3.12 Allergy
Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting
Not Available
4 Benefits
4.1 Uses
4.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
4.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Not Available
4.1.3 Edible Uses
4.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
4.2 Plant Benefits
4.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism
Not Available
4.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
4.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
4.3 Used As Indoor Plant
4.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
4.5 Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower
5 Scientific Name
5.1 Botanical Name
COLCHICUM
SPOROBOLUS heterolepis
5.2 Common Name
Colchicum
Prairie Dropseed
5.2.1 In Hindi
colchicum
prairie dropseed
5.2.2 In German
colchicum
Prärie Dropseed
5.2.3 In French
colchique
prairie dropseed
5.2.4 In Spanish
Colchicum
dropseed pradera
5.2.5 In Greek
Colchicum
λιβάδι dropseed
5.2.6 In Portuguese
Colchicum
pradaria dropseed
5.2.7 In Polish
5.2.8 In Latin
6 Classification
6.1 Kingdom
6.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
6.3 Class
6.4 Order
6.5 Family
6.6 Genus
6.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
6.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
6.9 Subfamily
Wurmbaeiodeae
Not Available
6.10 Number of Species