Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
World/Pandemic
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Types
Abutilion pictum "Mardi Gras"
Abutilon pictum "Thompsonii"
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Number of Varieties
25
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Marshy ground, meadows, Suburban areas
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Peach, Dark Red, Copper, Bronze
Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Shape and thin as needed
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Dry root rot, Pest Free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds
Whiteflies
Allergy
-
Poisonous to grazing animals
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Root
Other Uses
Culinary use
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ABUTILON pictum
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
Common Name
Redvein Abutilon
Chinese-lantern
Red Vein Indian Mallow
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
In Hindi
भारतीय मैलो
meadow saffron
In German
indische Malve
Herbstzeitlose
In French
Mallow indienne
Colchique d'automne
In Spanish
malva india
Estado de conservación
In Greek
Ινδικό Μολόχα
meadow saffron
In Portuguese
Mallow indiana
Colchicum autumnale
In Polish
Indyjski Mallow
Colchicum autumnale
In Latin
vitifolium
autumnale
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Liliales
Family
Malvaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Abutilon
Colchicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Malveae
-
Subfamily
Malvoideae
-
Number of Species
20090
1
27800
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