Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Mexico, Central America
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Types
Mexican potato,Mexican yam bean
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Number of Varieties
-5
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Wet ground
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch
Dry root rot, Pest Free
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil
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
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Mice
Whiteflies
Allergy
Irritation to stomach, Itchiness
Poisonous to grazing animals
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Soil protection
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Fever, Inflammation
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Root
Root
Other Uses
Used As Food
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PACHYRHIZUS erosus
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
Common Name
Mexican Yam bean
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
In Hindi
Pachyrhizus erosus
meadow saffron
In German
Yambohne
Herbstzeitlose
In French
Kłębian kątowaty
Colchique d'automne
In Spanish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Estado de conservación
In Greek
Pachyrhizus erosus
meadow saffron
In Portuguese
Pachyrhizus erosus
Colchicum autumnale
In Polish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Colchicum autumnale
In Latin
Pachyrhizus erosus
autumnale
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Tracheophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Liliales
Family
Fabaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Pachyrhizus
Colchicum
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10090
1
27800
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