Butterfly Iris

Feather Reed Grass

About Butterfly Iris and Feather Reed Grass

Butterfly Iris

Feather Reed Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

African iris, Large wild iris, Cape iris

Karl Feather Reed Grass Avalanche Eldorado Overdam

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Forest margins, Slopes

Forest margins, gardens, Grassland, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 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

Upright/Erect

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

Light brown

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

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gold, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting

Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water more in summer

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, 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

Pests and diseases free

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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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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

Glossy

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

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Screen, useful as a ground cover

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

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

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DIETES grandiflora

CALAMAGROSTIS x acutiflora

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Iris

Feather Reed Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

तितली आइरिस प्लांट

पंख ईख घास

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Iris Pflanzen

Feather Reed Grass

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Iris Plante

Feather Reed Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta del iris de la mariposa

Pluma Reed Hierba

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Iris Φυτών

Αστραπή Reed Χόρτο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta da planta Iris

Pena Reed grama

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Iris Roślin

Pióro Reed trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria Iris Planta

Pluma Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Poales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Dietes Salisb

Calamagrostis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Aveneae

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA260

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Iris and Feather Reed Grass

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Iris and Feather Reed Grass

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

Butterfly Iris and Feather Reed Grass Physical Information

Butterfly Iris and Feather Reed Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Iris height is 70.00 cm and width 50.00 cm whereas Feather Reed Grass height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Iris and Feather Reed Grass are as follows:

Butterfly Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue and Violet
Butterfly Iris leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Feather Reed Grass flower color: Light brown
Feather Reed Grass leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Iris and Feather Reed Grass

Care of Butterfly Iris and Feather Reed Grass 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 Feather Reed Grass pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, 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 Feather Reed Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.