Cigar Plant

Dutch Iris

About Cigar Plant and Dutch Iris

Cigar Plant

Dutch Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

Mexico

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions, Tropical regions

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-155-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-6

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

Cushion/Mound-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA12.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange Red, Black

White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Sword-like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Root Plants

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Water when soil is dry

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

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune in spring

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

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

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Economic Purpose, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil

Basketary, Used for fragrance

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, Container, Mixed Border, Tropical

Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUPHEA cyanea

IRIS 'Apollo'

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Cigar, Firecracker plant

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

सिगार प्लांट

Dutch Iris

7.2.2 In German

Zigarettenblümchen

Dutch Iris

7.2.3 In French

Cigar usine

Dutch Iris

7.2.4 In Spanish

cigarro Planta

Dutch Iris

7.2.5 In Greek

πούρο φυτών

Dutch Iris

7.2.6 In Portuguese

charuto de Plantas

Dutch Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

Cigar roślin

Dutch Iris

7.2.8 In Latin

Planta Cigar

Dutch Iris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Myrtales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Lythraceae

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Cuphea

Iris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Irideae

8.9 Subfamily

Lythroideae

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

260300

1 27800

Properties of Cigar Plant and Dutch Iris

Wondering what are the properties of Cigar Plant and Dutch Iris? We provide you with everything About Cigar Plant and Dutch Iris. Cigar Plant doesn't have thorns and Dutch Iris doesn't have thorns. Also Cigar Plant does not have fragrant flowers. Cigar Plant has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Dutch Iris has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Cigar Plant and Dutch Iris and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cigar Plant and Dutch Iris

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

Cigar Plant and Dutch Iris Physical Information

Cigar Plant and Dutch Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Cigar Plant height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Cigar Plant and Dutch Iris are as follows:

Cigar Plant flower color: Yellow, Orange Red and Black
Cigar Plant leaf color: Green
Dutch Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate and Black
Dutch Iris leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Cigar Plant and Dutch Iris

Care of Cigar Plant and Dutch Iris include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cigar Plant pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems and Prune in spring and Dutch Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cigar Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dutch Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.