Dutch Iris

Bluebonnet

About Dutch Iris and Bluebonnet

Dutch Iris

Bluebonnet

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Texas

1.4 Types

Not Available

Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

Loamy soils, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-93-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

9 - 1

1.8 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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cm60.96 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

12.70 cm30.48 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

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

White, Blue, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Yellow green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Sword-like

Oblanceolate to oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Plants

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Fertile, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial 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

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

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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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

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

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

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Soil Enrichment

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Used for fragrance

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Hanging Basket

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRIS 'Apollo'

LUPINUS subcarnosus

7.2 Common Name

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet

7.2.1 In Hindi

Dutch Iris

Bluebonnet Plant

7.2.2 In German

Dutch Iris

Blaue Lupine Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Dutch Iris

Bluebonnet Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dutch Iris

Planta bluebonnet

7.2.5 In Greek

Dutch Iris

Bluebonnet φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dutch Iris

Bluebonnet de Plantas

7.2.7 In Polish

Dutch Iris

Bluebonnet roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Dutch Iris

Planta Bluebonnet

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Iris

Lupinus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Genisteae

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

300200

1 27800

Properties of Dutch Iris and Bluebonnet

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

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Season and Care of Dutch Iris and Bluebonnet

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

Dutch Iris and Bluebonnet Physical Information

Dutch Iris and Bluebonnet physical information is very important for comparison. Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Bluebonnet height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm. The color specification of Dutch Iris and Bluebonnet 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
Bluebonnet flower color: White, Blue and Purple
Bluebonnet leaf color: Green and Sea Green

Care of Dutch Iris and Bluebonnet

Care of Dutch Iris and Bluebonnet include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dutch Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bluebonnet pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Dutch Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bluebonnet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.