Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants
Origin
Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
Tropical Asia
Types
Apricot Queen, August Flame, Autumn Fire
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Number of Varieties
80
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, marshes, Swamps
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-118-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Dark Red, Orange Red, Copper, Chocolate, Black
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Maple shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring
Early Spring, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Needs Very high moisture
Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic potyvirus
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
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Allergy
Poisonous to grazing animals
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Water gardening
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Sedative
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Oil is used for aromatherapy
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Vegetable
Botanical Name
IRIS fulva
Abelmoschus manihot
Common Name
Copper iris
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
In Hindi
Copper Iris
aibika
In German
Copper Iris
Maniok-Bisameibisch
In French
Copper Iris
L'Aibika
In Spanish
Cobre Iris
Aibika
In Greek
χαλκός Iris
aibika
In Portuguese
Copper Iris
Aibika
In Polish
Miedź Iris
aibika
In Latin
Iris Copper
aibika
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Malvales
Family
Iridaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Iris
Abelmoschus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
Irideae
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Subfamily
Iridoideae
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Number of Species
25015
1
27800
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