1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
South America, Brazil
1.4 Types
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Temperate Regions
Canyons, gardens, Grassland, Rainforest, Shaded sites
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
H2, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
12.70 cm240.00 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, Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Yellow, Ivory
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green, Light Yellow, Ivory
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green, Light Yellow, Ivory
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
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Reduce watering in winter, Requires watering in the growing season
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
no pruning required
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize before watering, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Pest Free
Mites, Red blotch, Scale, Thripes, Whiteflies
4.10 Plant Tolerance
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
5.12 Allergy
Poisonous to grazing animals
Not Available
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
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Cancer
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Animal Feed, Culinary use, Used as Biofuel, Used in making beverages
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
MANIHOT esculenta 'Variegata'
7.2 Common Name
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
Variegated Cassava, Variegated Tapioca
7.2.1 In Hindi
meadow saffron
Variegated Cassava
7.2.2 In German
Herbstzeitlose
Verändertes Cassava
7.2.3 In French
Colchique d'automne
panaché manioc
7.2.4 In Spanish
Estado de conservación
abigarrado Yuca
7.2.5 In Greek
meadow saffron
Κυμαίνεται Cassava
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Colchicum autumnale
variegated de mandioca
7.2.7 In Polish
Colchicum autumnale
Kolorowy Maniok
7.2.8 In Latin
autumnale
variegated Cassava
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Crotonoideae
8.10 Number of Species