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Japanese Crab Apple
Japanese Crab Apple

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Meadow Saffron



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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Eastern Asia, Japan
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Types

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boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii

Number of Varieties

405
0 40000
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Habitat

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Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1
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Sunset Zone

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm12.70 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

370.00 cm20.30 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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Purple, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Yellow
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Leaf Color in Spring

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Green

Leaf Color in Summer

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Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

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Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

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Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively
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

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune in spring, Requires very little pruning
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Fertilizers

Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Healthy tree, Red blotch
Dry root rot, Pest Free

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

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Coarse

Foliage Sheen

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Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Whiteflies

Allergy

Poisonous
Poisonous to grazing animals

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

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Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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anti rheumatic, cathartic

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Root

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Malus floribunda
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'

Common Name

Japanese flowering crabapple, Japanese crab, purple chokeberry, showy crabapple
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron

In Hindi

Japanese crab apple
meadow saffron

In German

Japanische Wildapfel
Herbstzeitlose

In French

Pommier du Japon
Colchique d'automne

In Spanish

Manzano silvestre japonés
Estado de conservación

In Greek

Ιαπωνικά μήλο καβουριών
meadow saffron

In Portuguese

maçã de caranguejo japonês
Colchicum autumnale

In Polish

Japoński krab jabłko
Colchicum autumnale

In Latin

Japanese crab apple
autumnale

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Liliales

Family

Rosaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Malus
Colchicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Maleae
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Subfamily

Amygdaloideae
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Number of Species

5590
1 27800
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Difference Between Japanese Crab Apple and Meadow Saffron

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Importance of Japanese Crab Apple and Meadow Saffron

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Compare Facts of Japanese Crab Apple vs Meadow Saffron

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Japanese Crab Apple vs Meadow Saffron and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Japanese Crab Apple are Poisonous whereas of Meadow Saffron have Poisonous to grazing animals respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Japanese Crab Apple has no showy fruits and Meadow Saffron has no showy fruits. Also Japanese Crab Apple is flowering and Meadow Saffron is not flowering . You can compare Japanese Crab Apple and Meadow Saffron facts and facts of other plants too.