What is
Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fern
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Australia
Mediterranean, Turkey
Types
Not Available
Not available
Number of Varieties
NANA
0
40000
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Habitat
Damp Places
Lawn, meadows, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-156-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-8
9-1
Sunset Zone
H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Clump-Forming
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm7.60 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm7.60 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Not Available
Fuchsia, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Fern like
Long Broad
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Not Available
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Not Available
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Spores
Corms or bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
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
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Squirrels
Slugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Not Available
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
Not Available
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Carcinogenic
poisonous if ingested, Toxic if not prepared properly
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Removes pimples
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Arthritis, Gout, Itching
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Bulbs, Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Not Available
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Tropical
Alpine, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
DICKSONIA antarctica
Colchicum autumnale
Common Name
Australian tree fern, Tasmanian tree fern, hardy tree fern, soft tree fern, woolly tree fern
Autumn Crocus, meadow saffron, naked lady
In Hindi
Tasmanian Tree Fern
शरद ऋतु का पौधा
In German
Tasmanian Tree Fern
Herbstzeitlose
In French
Dicksonia antarctica
colchique d'automne
In Spanish
Balantium antarcticum
cólquico
In Greek
Tasmanian Tree Fern
φθινόπωρο κρόκος
In Portuguese
Dicksonia antarctica
aftomn gema
In Polish
Diksonia antarktyczna
aftomn żółtka
In Latin
Tasmanian Tree Fern
aftomn vitellus
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Liliales
Family
Dicksoniaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Dicksonia
Colchicum
Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Not Available
Colchiceae
Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
Number of Species
NA160
1
27800
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