Bearded Iris

Tritoma

About Bearded Iris and Tritoma

Bearded Iris

Tritoma

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Dwarf Bearded Iris, Border Bearded Iris, Tall Bearded Iris

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

6NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Damp Places, Marshy ground

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-96-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-4

1.8 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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

91.40 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm50.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Sky Blue

Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green, Brown

Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot

Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Moisture

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees

Snails

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRIS 'Abiqua Falls'

KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'

7.2 Common Name

Bearded Iris

Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bearded Iris

Tritoma

7.2.2 In German

Schwertlilie

Tritoma

7.2.3 In French

Iris barbu

Tritoma

7.2.4 In Spanish

Iris barbudo

tritoma

7.2.5 In Greek

γενειοφόρος Iris

tritoma

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bearded Iris

Tritoma

7.2.7 In Polish

brodaty Iris

Tritoma

7.2.8 In Latin

Volunt barbati Iris

Trytoma

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Embryophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Iris

Kniphofia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

30072

1 27800

Properties of Bearded Iris and Tritoma

Wondering what are the properties of Bearded Iris and Tritoma? We provide you with everything About Bearded Iris and Tritoma. Bearded Iris doesn't have thorns and Tritoma doesn't have thorns. Also Bearded Iris does not have fragrant flowers. Bearded Iris has allergic reactions like Not Available and Tritoma has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bearded Iris and Tritoma and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bearded Iris and Tritoma

Season and care of Bearded Iris and Tritoma is important to know. While considering everything about Bearded Iris and Tritoma Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bearded Iris season is Spring and Summer and Tritoma season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Bearded Iris is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Tritoma is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bearded Iris is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Tritoma is Acidic, Neutral.

Bearded Iris and Tritoma Physical Information

Bearded Iris and Tritoma physical information is very important for comparison. Bearded Iris height is 91.40 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Tritoma height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Bearded Iris and Tritoma are as follows:

Bearded Iris flower color: Sky Blue
Bearded Iris leaf color: Green
Tritoma flower color: Yellow, Red, Orange and Pink
Tritoma leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Bearded Iris and Tritoma

Care of Bearded Iris and Tritoma include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bearded Iris pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Tritoma pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bearded Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tritoma needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.