Desert Spoon

Dutch Iris

About Desert Spoon and Dutch Iris

Desert Spoon

Dutch Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent, Perennial

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-155-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 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

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

270.00 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm12.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

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

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Sword-like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

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?

Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Root Plants

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, 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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Not Available

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, 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

Nutrients

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food

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

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION

IRIS 'Apollo'

7.2 Common Name

Spoon flower, Common sotol

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

डेजर्ट चम्मच

Dutch Iris

7.2.2 In German

Esslöffel

Dutch Iris

7.2.3 In French

Desert cuillère

Dutch Iris

7.2.4 In Spanish

Desierto cuchara

Dutch Iris

7.2.5 In Greek

Desert κουτάλι

Dutch Iris

7.2.6 In Portuguese

colher Desert

Dutch Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

Desert łyżka

Dutch Iris

7.2.8 In Latin

cochleari deserto

Dutch Iris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Iris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Irideae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA300

1 27800

Properties of Desert Spoon and Dutch Iris

Wondering what are the properties of Desert Spoon and Dutch Iris? We provide you with everything About Desert Spoon and Dutch Iris. Desert Spoon has thorns and Dutch Iris doesn't have thorns. Also Desert Spoon does not have fragrant flowers. Desert Spoon has allergic reactions like Skin rash and Dutch Iris has allergic reactions like Skin rash. 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 Desert Spoon and Dutch Iris and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Desert Spoon and Dutch Iris

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

Desert Spoon and Dutch Iris Physical Information

Desert Spoon and Dutch Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Desert Spoon height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Desert Spoon and Dutch Iris are as follows:

Desert Spoon flower color: Yellow
Desert Spoon leaf color: Green and Blue 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 Desert Spoon and Dutch Iris

Care of Desert Spoon and Dutch Iris include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Desert Spoon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Dutch Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Desert Spoon 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.