Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
-
Southwestern United States
Types
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Prosopis chilensis, Prosopis juliflora
Number of Varieties
52
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm760.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Violet
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Prune in early spring, Remove all watersprouts, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Use nitrogen rich soil
Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Pest Free
Armored scales, Candidula scale, Flatheaded borers, Mealybugs, Mesquite girdler, Mesquite scale, Oldman longhorn, Roundheaded borers, Stem gall rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Whiteflies
Birds
Allergy
Poisonous to grazing animals
Asthma, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Improve hair condition
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Conjuctivitis, Emetic, Eye Problems, Headache, Laxative, Pain in gums, Stomach aliments, Sunburn
Part of Plant Used
Root
Inner Bark, Leaves, Sap
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
PROSOPIS glandulosa
Common Name
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
Mesquite
In Hindi
meadow saffron
उत्तर पश्चिमी अमरीका का एक फलीदार पेड
In German
Herbstzeitlose
Mesquite
In French
Colchique d'automne
Mesquite
In Spanish
Estado de conservación
mezquite
In Greek
meadow saffron
Είδος μιμόζας
In Portuguese
Colchicum autumnale
Mesquite
In Polish
Colchicum autumnale
Mesquite
In Latin
autumnale
Mesquite
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Fabales
Family
Liliaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Colchicum
Prosopis
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
9045
1
27800
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