Bluebonnet

Dutch Iris

About Bluebonnet and Dutch Iris

Bluebonnet

Dutch Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

Texas

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-85-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

9-5

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

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 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

60.96 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.48 cm12.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Blue, Purple

White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate to oval

Sword-like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Root Plants

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Average Water Needs

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

Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Fertile, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

Fine

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

Butterflies, Not Available

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Soil Enrichment

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Basketary, Used for fragrance

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hanging Basket

Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LUPINUS subcarnosus

IRIS 'Apollo'

7.2 Common Name

Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bluebonnet Plant

Dutch Iris

7.2.2 In German

Blaue Lupine Pflanze

Dutch Iris

7.2.3 In French

Bluebonnet Plante

Dutch Iris

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta bluebonnet

Dutch Iris

7.2.5 In Greek

Bluebonnet φυτών

Dutch Iris

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bluebonnet de Plantas

Dutch Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

Bluebonnet roślin

Dutch Iris

7.2.8 In Latin

Planta Bluebonnet

Dutch Iris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Lupinus

Iris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Genisteae

Irideae

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

200300

1 27800

Properties of Bluebonnet and Dutch Iris

Wondering what are the properties of Bluebonnet and Dutch Iris? We provide you with everything About Bluebonnet and Dutch Iris. Bluebonnet doesn't have thorns and Dutch Iris doesn't have thorns. Also Bluebonnet does not have fragrant flowers. Bluebonnet has allergic reactions like Toxic and Dutch Iris has allergic reactions like Toxic. 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 Bluebonnet and Dutch Iris and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bluebonnet and Dutch Iris

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

Bluebonnet and Dutch Iris Physical Information

Bluebonnet and Dutch Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Bluebonnet height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Bluebonnet and Dutch Iris are as follows:

Bluebonnet flower color: White, Blue and Purple
Bluebonnet leaf color: Green and Sea Green
Dutch Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate and Black
Dutch Iris leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Bluebonnet and Dutch Iris

Care of Bluebonnet and Dutch Iris include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bluebonnet pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Dutch Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bluebonnet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dutch Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.