Butterfly Iris

Dame's Rocket

About Butterfly Iris and Dame's Rocket

Butterfly Iris

Dame's Rocket

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

African iris, Large wild iris, Cape iris

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

6NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Forest margins, Slopes

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-114-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9 - 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 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Blue, Violet

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

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

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

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, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water more in summer

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, 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 branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, soil stabilisation, Windbreak

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Screen, useful as a ground cover

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DIETES grandiflora

HESPERIS matronalis

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Iris

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

7.2.1 In Hindi

तितली आइरिस प्लांट

डेम के रॉकेट

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Iris Pflanzen

Rockets Freifrau

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Iris Plante

Rocket Dame

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta del iris de la mariposa

Rocket Dame

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Iris Φυτών

Rocket Dame του

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta da planta Iris

Rocket de Dame

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Iris Roślin

Rocket Dame

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria Iris Planta

Hesperis Rocket

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Dietes Salisb

Hesperis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Iris and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Iris and Dame's Rocket

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

Butterfly Iris and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Butterfly Iris and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Iris height is 70.00 cm and width 50.00 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Iris and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Butterfly Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue and Violet
Butterfly Iris leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Iris and Dame's Rocket

Care of Butterfly Iris and Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butterfly Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.