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Butterfly Iris
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About Butterfly Iris

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

Southern Asia

Types

African iris, Large wild iris, Cape iris

Number of Varieties

6
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Coastal Regions, Forest margins, Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

70.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

50.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Thorns

8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water more in summer

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

87% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

21% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Showy Bark

1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Invasive

3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

Insignificant

Environmental Uses

Air purification, soil stabilisation, Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Other Uses

Screen, useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DIETES grandiflora

Common Name

Butterfly Iris

In Hindi

तितली आइरिस प्लांट

In German

Schmetterling Iris Pflanzen

In French

Papillon Iris Plante

In Spanish

Planta del iris de la mariposa

In Greek

Πεταλούδα Iris Φυτών

In Portuguese

Borboleta da planta Iris

In Polish

Butterfly Iris Roślin

In Latin

Gloria Iris Planta

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Liliales

Family

Iridaceae

Genus

Dietes Salisb

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Irideae

Subfamily

Iridoideae

Number of Species

260
Rank: 60 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Butterfly Iris

Want to know the properties of Butterfly Iris? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Butterfly Iris is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Butterfly Iris Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Butterfly Iris Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Butterfly Iris. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Butterfly Iris physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

Care of Butterfly Iris

Taking Butterfly Iris Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Butterfly Iris include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Butterfly Iris

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Butterfly Iris is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. Butterfly Iris is a very important plant from Tender Perennial. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.