Dutch Iris

Cats Whiskers

About Dutch Iris and Cats Whiskers

Dutch Iris

Cats Whiskers

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

Floodplains, Forest margins, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, Swamps, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

12-9

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

H1, 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 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

12.70 cm61.00 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

Yellow, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Yellow green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Sword-like

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

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

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Plants

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Remove deadheads

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

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

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Not Available

Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Cough, Diabetes, Gout, Kidney problems, Oedema, Rheumatism, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Used for fragrance

Can be made into a herbal tea, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRIS 'Apollo'

BULBINE frutescens

7.2 Common Name

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

Bulbine, Cat's Whiskers, Rankkopieva

7.2.1 In Hindi

Dutch Iris

Not Available

7.2.2 In German

Dutch Iris

Katze Whiskers Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Dutch Iris

Moustaches usine de Cat

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dutch Iris

Bigotes Planta de gato

7.2.5 In Greek

Dutch Iris

Μουστάκια γάτας Φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dutch Iris

Bigodes Planta de Gato

7.2.7 In Polish

Dutch Iris

Kocie Wąsy rośliny

7.2.8 In Latin

Dutch Iris

Cat Whiskers Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Iris

Orthosiphon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Ocimeae

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Nepetoideae

8.10 Number of Species

300NA

1 27800

Properties of Dutch Iris and Cats Whiskers

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

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Season and Care of Dutch Iris and Cats Whiskers

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

Dutch Iris and Cats Whiskers Physical Information

Dutch Iris and Cats Whiskers physical information is very important for comparison. Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Cats Whiskers height is 30.50 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Dutch Iris and Cats Whiskers 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
Cats Whiskers flower color: Yellow and Orange
Cats Whiskers leaf color: Green

Care of Dutch Iris and Cats Whiskers

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