Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Perennial
Origin
-
World, Pandemic
Types
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
Number of Varieties
53
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99991-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Lime Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Pest Free
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
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
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
-
-
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti rheumatic, cathartic
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
Part of Plant Used
Root
Whole plant
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Container, Groundcover
Botanical Name
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
Marchantia polymorpha
Common Name
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
In Hindi
meadow saffron
marchantia
In German
Herbstzeitlose
marchantia
In French
Colchique d'automne
marchantia
In Spanish
Estado de conservación
Marchantia
In Greek
meadow saffron
Marchantia
In Portuguese
Colchicum autumnale
Marchantia
In Polish
Colchicum autumnale
Marchantia
In Latin
autumnale
Squalus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Hepaticophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Hepaticopsida
Order
Liliales
Marchantiales
Family
Liliaceae
Marchantiaceae
Genus
Colchicum
Marchantia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Marchantioideae
Number of Species
9025
1
27800
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