Butterfly Iris

Shallot

About Butterfly Iris and Shallot

Butterfly Iris

Shallot

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia

Asia

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

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-114-8

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

A1, A2, A3, 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

70.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.00 cm10.20 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

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting

Cuttings

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

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

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

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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

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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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

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

Aphids, Beetles

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

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

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Screen, useful as a ground cover

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

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

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DIETES grandiflora

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Iris

Scallion, Shallot

7.2.1 In Hindi

तितली आइरिस प्लांट

Shallot

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Iris Pflanzen

Schalotte

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Iris Plante

échalote

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta del iris de la mariposa

chalote

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Iris Φυτών

είδος κρεμμυδιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta da planta Iris

Sallot

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Iris Roślin

Sallot

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria Iris Planta

Sallot

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

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Dietes Salisb

Allium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA750

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Iris and Shallot

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Iris and Shallot

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

Butterfly Iris and Shallot Physical Information

Butterfly Iris and Shallot physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Iris height is 70.00 cm and width 50.00 cm whereas Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Iris and Shallot are as follows:

Butterfly Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue and Violet
Butterfly Iris leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Butterfly Iris and Shallot

Care of Butterfly Iris and Shallot 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 Shallot 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 Shallot needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.