Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
World/Pandemic
Mediterranean, Turkey
Types
Paspalum vaginatum
Colchicum autumnale
Number of Varieties
1025
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Lawn, meadows, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-106-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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9-1
Sunset Zone
H2, 17, 24
21,22
Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm7.60 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm7.60 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, White
Fuchsia, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Long Broad
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Sprigging or Stolonizing
Corms or bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
Slugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
poisonous if ingested, Toxic if not prepared properly
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Removes pimples
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Arthritis, Gout, Itching
Part of Plant Used
-
Bulbs, Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Lawns and Turf
Alpine, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PASPALUM vaginatum
Colchicum autumnale
Common Name
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
Autumn Crocus, meadow saffron, naked lady
In Hindi
Seashore Paspalum
शरद ऋतु का पौधा
In German
Seashore Paspalum
Herbstzeitlose
In French
Seashore Paspalum
colchique d'automne
In Spanish
Paspalum
cólquico
In Greek
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
φθινόπωρο κρόκος
In Portuguese
seashore Paspalum
aftomn gema
In Polish
Nad morzem Paspalum
aftomn żółtka
In Latin
Paspalum maris
aftomn vitellus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Liliales
Family
Poaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Paspalum
Colchicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Paniceae
Colchiceae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
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Number of Species
20160
1
27800
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