Butterfly Iris

Janet Craig Dracaena

About Butterfly Iris and Janet Craig Dracaena

Butterfly Iris

Janet Craig Dracaena

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia

Africa

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

tropical environments, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1110-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H2, 21, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

70.00 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Blue, Violet

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting

Rooted stem cutting, Stem Cutting

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, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours

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

Acidic, Neutral

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

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects, Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Humidity, Shade areas

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

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

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

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Not Available

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

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DIETES grandiflora

DRACAENA fragrans 'Janet Craig'

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Iris

Corn Plant, Janet Craig Dracaena

7.2.1 In Hindi

तितली आइरिस प्लांट

Janet Craig Dracaena

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Iris Pflanzen

Janet Craig Dracaena

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Iris Plante

Janet Craig Dracaena

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta del iris de la mariposa

Janet Craig Dracaena

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Iris Φυτών

Janet Craig Dracaena

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta da planta Iris

Janet Craig Dracaena

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Iris Roślin

Janet Craig Dracena

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria Iris Planta

Johann Peter Dracaena

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Dietes Salisb

Dracaena

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Iris and Janet Craig Dracaena

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Iris and Janet Craig Dracaena

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

Butterfly Iris and Janet Craig Dracaena Physical Information

Butterfly Iris and Janet Craig Dracaena physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Iris height is 70.00 cm and width 50.00 cm whereas Janet Craig Dracaena height is 180.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Iris and Janet Craig Dracaena are as follows:

Butterfly Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue and Violet
Butterfly Iris leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Janet Craig Dracaena flower color: White
Janet Craig Dracaena leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Iris and Janet Craig Dracaena

Care of Butterfly Iris and Janet Craig Dracaena 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 Janet Craig Dracaena pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Butterfly Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Janet Craig Dracaena needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.