Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
New Zealand
Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
Carex buchananii, Carex comans, Carex oshimensis, Carex testacea
Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum
Number of Varieties
1545
0
40000
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Habitat
Moist Ditches, moist forests, Moist woods
Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
-
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Sandy Brown
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Orange, Sandy Brown, Copper
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Orange, Sandy Brown, Copper
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Sandy Brown, Copper
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Orange, Sandy Brown, Copper
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Fern like
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune for size control, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, can go long without fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
Pests and Diseases
Aphids
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Bugs, Insects
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
deer resistant
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CAREX buchananii
COLCHICUM
Common Name
Leatherleaf Sedge
Colchicum
In Hindi
Leatherleaf Sedge
colchicum
In German
Leatherleaf Sedge
colchicum
In French
Leatherleaf Sedge
colchique
In Spanish
Leatherleaf Sedge
Colchicum
In Greek
Leatherleaf Sedge
Colchicum
In Portuguese
Leatherleaf Sedge
Colchicum
In Polish
Leatherleaf Sedge
Colchicum
In Latin
Leatherleaf Sedge
Colchicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Liliales
Family
Cyperaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Carex
Colchicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Wurmbaeiodeae
Number of Species
30160
1
27800
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