Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Australia
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Types
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boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Number of Varieties
15
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
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Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Red
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Red
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Red
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Dry root rot, Pest Free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Whiteflies
Allergy
-
Poisonous to grazing animals
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Root
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
MARSILEA mutica
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
Common Name
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
In Hindi
Pepperwort
meadow saffron
In German
Pepperwort
Herbstzeitlose
In French
Pepperwort
Colchique d'automne
In Spanish
Pepperwort
Estado de conservación
In Greek
Pepperwort
meadow saffron
In Portuguese
Pepperwort
Colchicum autumnale
In Polish
Pepperwort
Colchicum autumnale
In Latin
Pepperwort
autumnale
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
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Liliales
Family
Marsileaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Colchicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Lapidieae
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Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
6590
1
27800
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