Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
-
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada
Types
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
no subtypes
Number of Varieties
515
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Ridges, Wooded slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm2.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Violet
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Budding, From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
-
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
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double
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
-
Allergy
Poisonous to grazing animals
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Boils, Diarrhea, Gout, Inflammation, Leprosy, Ulcers, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
Root
Whole plant
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
ANEMONELLA thalictroides
Common Name
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
Rue Anemone
In Hindi
meadow saffron
रुए रत्नज्योति
In German
Herbstzeitlose
Rue Anemone
In French
Colchique d'automne
rue Anemone
In Spanish
Estado de conservación
anémona rue
In Greek
meadow saffron
Rue Ανεμώνη
In Portuguese
Colchicum autumnale
Anemone Rue
In Polish
Colchicum autumnale
Rue Anemone
In Latin
autumnale
Rue Anemone
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Ranunculales
Family
Liliaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Colchicum
Thalictrum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
90120
1
27800
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