Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Palm or Cycad
Origin
-
Caribbean
Types
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Wild sago
Number of Varieties
53
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Loamy soils, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Pest Free
Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
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
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Whiteflies
-
Allergy
Poisonous to grazing animals
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
-
-
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti rheumatic, cathartic
-
Part of Plant Used
Root
Whole plant
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
ZAMIA pumila
Common Name
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
Coontie
In Hindi
meadow saffron
Coontie
In German
Herbstzeitlose
Coontie
In French
Colchique d'automne
coontie
In Spanish
Estado de conservación
coontie
In Greek
meadow saffron
Coontie
In Portuguese
Colchicum autumnale
Coontie
In Polish
Colchicum autumnale
Coontie
In Latin
autumnale
Coontie
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Cycadophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Cycadopsida
Order
Liliales
Cycadales
Family
Liliaceae
Zamiaceae
Genus
Colchicum
Zamia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
Zamieae
Subfamily
-
Zamioideae
Number of Species
9027
1
27800
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