1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Grass
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia
1.4 Types
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Temperate Regions
agricultural areas, Wet lands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
12.70 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
20.30 cm180.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Purple, Violet
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
no pruning required
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead branches, Remove Ferns
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Equal amount of N,P,K, fertilize in growing season
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Pest Free
Beetles, Fusarium root rot, Head smut
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Whiteflies
Butterflies, Rats, Squirrels
5.12 Allergy
Poisonous to grazing animals
Diabetes, Sleepiness
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Maintains teeth healthy, Making cosmetics
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Aging, Antidepressant, Aphrodisiac, Appetite enhancer, Diuretic, Fatigue, Muscle Pain, Nutrients
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Root
Leaf Stalks, Leaves, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Animal Feed, Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Food for animals, Sometimes used for making wine
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Feature Plant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
SACCHARUM officinarum
7.2 Common Name
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
Sugarcane
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Colchique d'automne
Canne à sucre
7.2.4 In Spanish
Estado de conservación
Saccharum
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Colchicum autumnale
Cana-de-açúcar
7.2.7 In Polish
Colchicum autumnale
Saccharum
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Andropogoneae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Panicoideae
8.10 Number of Species