About Crested Iris

Crested Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

1.3 Origin

World, Pandemic, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Bluffs, Sandy stream banks, Wooded slopes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

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

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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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35% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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4% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, 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

Liver problems, Skin Disorders, Treatment of ulcers

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used as a spice

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRIS cristata

7.2 Common Name

Crested Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

कलगी आइरिस

7.2.2 In German

Crested Iris

7.2.3 In French

Crested Iris

7.2.4 In Spanish

Crested Iris

7.2.5 In Greek

Crested Iris

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Crested Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

Czubaty Iris

7.2.8 In Latin

iubatum Iris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Iris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Crested Iris

Want to know the properties of Crested 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. Crested Iris is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin irritation. Crested Iris Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Liver problems, Skin Disorders and Treatment of ulcers
Part of plant used: Flowers and Leaves

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.

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Crested Iris Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Crested 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. Crested Iris physical information is as follows: 10.20 cm tall and 15.20 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White, Purple, Lavender and Blue Violet
Leaf color: Green

Care of Crested Iris

Taking Crested 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 Crested Iris include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Crested Iris

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Crested Iris is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Crested Iris is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is Bluffs, Sandy stream banks and Wooded slopes and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-10. 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.