Butter Daisy

Bearded Iris

About Butter Daisy and Bearded Iris

Butter Daisy

Bearded Iris

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Perennial

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Types

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Dwarf Bearded Iris, Border Bearded Iris, Tall Bearded Iris

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-93-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

9-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm91.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.48 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Sky Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Yellow green, Brown

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sandy

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Bees

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bonsai, Container

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

IRIS 'Abiqua Falls'

Common Name

Butter Daisy

Bearded Iris

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant

Bearded Iris

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze

Schwertlilie

In French

Butterdaisy Plante

Iris barbu

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy

Iris barbudo

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών

γενειοφόρος Iris

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta

bearded Iris

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin

brodaty Iris

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy

Volunt barbati Iris

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Asparagales

Family

Asteraceae

Iridaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Iris

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Millerieae

Irideae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Iridoideae

Number of Species

42300

1 27800

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Properties of Butter Daisy and Bearded Iris

Wondering what are the properties of Butter Daisy and Bearded Iris? We provide you with everything About Butter Daisy and Bearded Iris. Butter Daisy doesn't have thorns and Bearded Iris doesn't have thorns. Also Butter Daisy does not have fragrant flowers. Butter Daisy has allergic reactions like allergic reaction and Avoid during Pregnancy and Bearded Iris has allergic reactions like allergic reaction and Avoid during Pregnancy. 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 Butter Daisy and Bearded Iris and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Butter Daisy and Bearded Iris

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

Butter Daisy and Bearded Iris Physical Information

Butter Daisy and Bearded Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Bearded Iris height is 91.40 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Butter Daisy and Bearded Iris are as follows:

Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green
Bearded Iris flower color: Sky Blue
Bearded Iris leaf color: Green

Care of Butter Daisy and Bearded Iris

Care of Butter Daisy and Bearded Iris include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butter Daisy pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bearded Iris pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Butter Daisy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bearded Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.