Butterfly Iris

Capnoides

About Butterfly Iris and Capnoides

Butterfly Iris

Capnoides

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual or Biennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia

Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

African iris, Large wild iris, Cape iris

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

6NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Forest margins, Slopes

Dry areas, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-112-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

7 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

70.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Blue, Violet

Yellow, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water more in summer

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove short twigs, Remove wet foliage

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

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

Bees, Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Butterflies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Corydalis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Water gardening

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 stabilisation, Windbreak

Air purification, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Sedative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Screen, useful as a ground cover

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens

Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DIETES grandiflora

CORYDALIS sempervirens

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Iris

Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis

7.2.1 In Hindi

तितली आइरिस प्लांट

Capnoides

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Iris Pflanzen

Capnoides

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Iris Plante

capnoides

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta del iris de la mariposa

Capnoides

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Iris Φυτών

Capnoides

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta da planta Iris

Capnoides

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Iris Roślin

Capnoides

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria Iris Planta

capnoides

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Basidiomycota

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Agaricomycetes

8.4 Order

Liliales

Agaricales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Fumariaceae

8.6 Genus

Dietes Salisb

Hypholoma

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Fumarieae

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Fumarioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA1

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Iris and Capnoides

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Iris and Capnoides

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

Butterfly Iris and Capnoides Physical Information

Butterfly Iris and Capnoides physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Iris height is 70.00 cm and width 50.00 cm whereas Capnoides height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Iris and Capnoides are as follows:

Butterfly Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue and Violet
Butterfly Iris leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Capnoides flower color: Yellow and Pink
Capnoides leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Butterfly Iris and Capnoides

Care of Butterfly Iris and Capnoides include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterfly Iris pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove short twigs and Remove wet foliage and Capnoides pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butterfly Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Capnoides needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.