What is
Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
Not Available
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
Types
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Not Available
Number of Varieties
5NA
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Anthropogenic, Floodplains, Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available3-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm1,220.00 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm1,220.00 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Violet
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Not Available
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Pest Free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Not Available
Facts
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Not Available
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Whiteflies
Birds, Squirrels
Allergy
Poisonous to grazing animals
Gastric, Pollen
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Not Available
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Dysentry, Intestinal irritations, Small pox, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Root
Sap, Seeds
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Application in Furniture, Decorative veneers, flooring, paneling, Herbicide
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Edible, Shade Trees
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
JUGLANS cinerea
Common Name
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
Butternut
In Hindi
meadow saffron
Butternut Tree
In German
Herbstzeitlose
Butternut Baum
In French
Colchique d'automne
noyer cendré
In Spanish
Estado de conservación
árbol de nogal
In Greek
meadow saffron
Butternut Δέντρο
In Portuguese
Colchicum autumnale
Árvore Butternut
In Polish
Colchicum autumnale
butternut Drzewo
In Latin
autumnale
Butternut ligno
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Juglandales
Family
Liliaceae
Juglandaceae
Genus
Colchicum
Juglans
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
Number of Species
NANA
1
27800
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