1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, gardens
Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
10.20 cm12.70 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
15.20 cm20.30 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Purple, Pink
Purple, Violet
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
Purple, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Long Linear
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
No Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist
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
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Moist, Well drained
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Moist, Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
No Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads
no pruning required
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Dry root rot, Pest Free
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
no allergic reactions
Poisonous to grazing animals
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
anti rheumatic, cathartic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LAMIUM purpureum
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
7.2 Common Name
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
7.2.1 In Hindi
Purple Deadnettle
meadow saffron
7.2.2 In German
Lila Taubnessel
Herbstzeitlose
7.2.3 In French
Violet Ortie blanche
Colchique d'automne
7.2.4 In Spanish
Púrpura Deadnettle
Estado de conservación
7.2.5 In Greek
μωβ Deadnettle
meadow saffron
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Roxo Deadnettle
Colchicum autumnale
7.2.7 In Polish
Jasnota purpurowa
Colchicum autumnale
7.2.8 In Latin
Purpura Deadnettle
autumnale
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species