Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia
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Types
Mareer, Manjak
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Number of Varieties
155
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40000
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Habitat
Saline Soils, Sandy areas
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm12.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
670.00 cm20.30 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red
Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green, Chocolate
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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
Oval
Long Linear
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Root rot, Snails
Dry root rot, Pest Free
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
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
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Whiteflies
Allergy
Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting
Poisonous to grazing animals
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics, used as a dye
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Acne, Aging, Hair Loss
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Root
Other Uses
Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CORDIA subcordata
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
Common Name
Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
In Hindi
Cordia subcordata
meadow saffron
In German
Cordia subcordata
Herbstzeitlose
In French
Cordia subcordata
Colchique d'automne
In Spanish
Cordia subcordata
Estado de conservación
In Greek
Cordia subcordata
meadow saffron
In Portuguese
Cordia subcordata
Colchicum autumnale
In Polish
Cordia subcordata
Colchicum autumnale
In Latin
Cordia subcordata
autumnale
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Liliales
Family
Boraginaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Cordia
Colchicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
190
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27800
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