Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
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Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Dwarf Bearded Iris, Border Bearded Iris, Tall Bearded Iris
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Number of Varieties
610
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40000
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Habitat
-
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-98-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
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Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.40 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Sky Blue
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Green, Brown
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Trumpet
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Foundation
Botanical Name
IRIS 'Abiqua Falls'
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Bearded Iris
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
Bearded Iris
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Schwertlilie
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Iris barbu
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Iris barbudo
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
γενειοφόρος Iris
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
bearded Iris
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
brodaty Iris
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Volunt barbati Iris
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
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Class
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Order
Asparagales
Brassicales
Family
Iridaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Iris
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
Irideae
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Subfamily
Iridoideae
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Number of Species
300100
1
27800
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