Dutch Iris

Christmas Star Orchid

About Dutch Iris and Christmas Star Orchid

Dutch Iris

Christmas Star Orchid

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Epiphyte

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

A. s. var. angustifolium,A. s. var. sesquipedale

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

Coastal Regions, Lowland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-910-15

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, H2, 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 cm35.60 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, Yellow, Fuchsia, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Multi-Color

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Yellow green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Sword-like

Bi-lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Plants

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, 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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove short branches, Remove short twigs, Remove wet foliage

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

Beetles, Root rot, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

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, Flying insects, Not Available, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Used for fragrance

Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes, Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant

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, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRIS 'Apollo'

Angraecum sesquipedale

7.2 Common Name

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

Darwin's orchid, Christmas orchid, Star of Bethlehem orchid, and King of the Angraecums

7.2.1 In Hindi

Dutch Iris

क्रिसमस स्टार आर्किड

7.2.2 In German

Dutch Iris

Weihnachtsstern Orchidee

7.2.3 In French

Dutch Iris

Noël orchidée étoiles

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dutch Iris

Orquídea estrella de Navidad

7.2.5 In Greek

Dutch Iris

Χριστούγεννα ορχιδέα αστέρων

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dutch Iris

Orquídea estrela do Natal

7.2.7 In Polish

Dutch Iris

Gwiazda Betlejemska storczyków

7.2.8 In Latin

Dutch Iris

क्रिसमस स्टार आर्किड

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Equisetopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Orchidaceae

8.6 Genus

Iris

Angraecum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Vandeae

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Epidendroideae

8.10 Number of Species

300220

1 27800

Properties of Dutch Iris and Christmas Star Orchid

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

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Season and Care of Dutch Iris and Christmas Star Orchid

Season and care of Dutch Iris and Christmas Star Orchid is important to know. While considering everything about Dutch Iris and Christmas Star Orchid Care, growing season is an essential factor. Dutch Iris season is Spring and Christmas Star Orchid season is Spring. The type of soil for Dutch Iris is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Christmas Star Orchid is Not Available while the PH of soil for Dutch Iris is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Christmas Star Orchid is Not Available.

Dutch Iris and Christmas Star Orchid Physical Information

Dutch Iris and Christmas Star Orchid physical information is very important for comparison. Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Christmas Star Orchid height is 30.50 cm and width 35.60 cm. The color specification of Dutch Iris and Christmas Star Orchid 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
Christmas Star Orchid flower color: White, Yellow, Fuchsia and Lavender
Christmas Star Orchid leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Dutch Iris and Christmas Star Orchid

Care of Dutch Iris and Christmas Star Orchid include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dutch Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Christmas Star Orchid pruning is done Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove short branches, Remove short twigs and Remove wet foliage. In summer Dutch Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Christmas Star Orchid needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.