Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Epiphyte
Origin
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Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China
Types
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Dendrobium nobile
Number of Varieties
51000
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Deciduous forests, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999911-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm25.40 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
White, Purple, Pink, Burgundy, Dark Red, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Cuttings, From bulbs, Rhizome division
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season
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
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Cut leaves after fall, Prune in flowering season
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize in early to mid-summer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Pest Free
Red spider mite, Watery soft rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Whiteflies
-
Allergy
Poisonous to grazing animals
convulsions, Dermatitis, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Glowing Skin, Perfumes, Provides herbal hair care, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Analgesic, Antipyretic, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Eye Problems, Gallbladder Diseases, Liver Protection
Part of Plant Used
Root
Whole plant
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
For making oil for cosmetics, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
DENDROBIUM nobile
Common Name
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
Dendrobium, Noble Dendrobium, Sentinel Orchid
In Hindi
meadow saffron
Noble Dendrobium
In German
Herbstzeitlose
Noble Dendrobium
In French
Colchique d'automne
Dendrobium nobile
In Spanish
Estado de conservación
Dendrobium nobile
In Greek
meadow saffron
Dendrobium nobile
In Portuguese
Colchicum autumnale
Nobile Dendrobium
In Polish
Colchicum autumnale
Dendrobium szlachetne
In Latin
autumnale
Nobile Dendrobium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Liliales
Asparagales
Family
Liliaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Colchicum
Dendrobium
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Dendrobieae
Subfamily
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Epidendroideae
Number of Species
901200
1
27800
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