Dutch Iris

Adam's Needle

About Dutch Iris and Adam's Needle

Dutch Iris

Adam's Needle

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Origin

Southeastern United States

Types

Bearded Iris

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

Number of Varieties

5015

0 40000

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Habitat

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

Dry areas, Hot climate regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm45.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

12.70 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

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

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Sword-like

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Root Plants

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do not let dry out between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Birds, Butterflies, Flies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Basketary, Used for fragrance

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Cottage garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IRIS 'Apollo'

Yucca filamentosa

Common Name

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

In Hindi

Dutch Iris

Adam's needle

In German

Dutch Iris

Fädige Palmlilie

In French

Dutch Iris

Yucca filamentosa

In Spanish

Dutch Iris

Yucca filamentosa

In Greek

Dutch Iris

Adam's Needle

In Portuguese

Dutch Iris

Adam's Needle

In Polish

Dutch Iris

Jukka karolińska

In Latin

Dutch Iris

Adam's Needle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Liliales

Family

Iridaceae

Agavaceae

Genus

Iris

Yucca

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Irideae

Subfamily

Iridoideae

Agavoideae

Number of Species

30030

1 27800

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Properties of Dutch Iris and Adam's Needle

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

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Season and Care of Dutch Iris and Adam's Needle

Season and care of Dutch Iris and Adam's Needle is important to know. While considering everything about Dutch Iris and Adam's Needle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Dutch Iris season is Spring and Adam's Needle season is Spring. The type of soil for Dutch Iris is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Adam's Needle is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Dutch Iris is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Adam's Needle is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.

Dutch Iris and Adam's Needle Physical Information

Dutch Iris and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Dutch Iris and Adam's Needle are as follows:

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
Adam's Needle flower color: White
Adam's Needle leaf color: Green

Care of Dutch Iris and Adam's Needle

Care of Dutch Iris and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dutch Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Dutch Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.