Cornflower

Bearded Iris

About Cornflower and Bearded Iris

Cornflower

Bearded Iris

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Perennial

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea

Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

Dwarf Bearded Iris, Border Bearded Iris, Tall Bearded Iris

Number of Varieties

1006

0 40000

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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-113-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

9-1

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm91.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue

Sky Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Yellow green, Brown

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

Compost

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot

Bacterial leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Bees

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Herb

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CENTAUREA cyanus

IRIS 'Abiqua Falls'

Common Name

Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower

Bearded Iris

In Hindi

Hydrangea

Bearded Iris

In German

Hortensie

Schwertlilie

In French

Hortensia

Iris barbu

In Spanish

Hortensia

Iris barbudo

In Greek

υδραγεία

γενειοφόρος Iris

In Portuguese

Hortênsia

bearded Iris

In Polish

Hortensja

brodaty Iris

In Latin

Hibiscus

Volunt barbati Iris

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Embryophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Asparagales

Family

Asteraceae

Iridaceae

Genus

Centaurea

Iris

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Cynareae

Irideae

Subfamily

Carduoideae

Iridoideae

Number of Species

250300

1 27800

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Properties of Cornflower and Bearded Iris

Wondering what are the properties of Cornflower and Bearded Iris? We provide you with everything About Cornflower and Bearded Iris. Cornflower doesn't have thorns and Bearded Iris doesn't have thorns. Also Cornflower does not have fragrant flowers. Cornflower has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Bearded Iris has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Cornflower and Bearded Iris and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cornflower and Bearded Iris

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

Cornflower and Bearded Iris Physical Information

Cornflower and Bearded Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Bearded Iris height is 91.40 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Cornflower and Bearded Iris are as follows:

Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue
Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green
Bearded Iris flower color: Sky Blue
Bearded Iris leaf color: Green

Care of Cornflower and Bearded Iris

Care of Cornflower and Bearded Iris include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cornflower pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bearded Iris pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Cornflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bearded Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.