Dutch Iris

Firecracker Penstemon

About Dutch Iris and Firecracker Penstemon

Dutch Iris

Firecracker Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southwestern United States, California

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

Dry areas, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-9

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, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cm61.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

12.70 cm25.40 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

Crimson

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

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

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Sword-like

Oblong

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Summer

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

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Plants

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

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

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Used for fragrance

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRIS 'Apollo'

PENSTEMON eatonii

7.2 Common Name

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

Firecracker Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

Dutch Iris

Firecracker penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Dutch Iris

Kracher penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Dutch Iris

Firecracker penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dutch Iris

Penstemon del petardo

7.2.5 In Greek

Dutch Iris

πυροτέχνημα penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dutch Iris

Penstemon do foguete

7.2.7 In Polish

Dutch Iris

petarda penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Dutch Iris

Firecracker Persicaria

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Iris

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

300NA

1 27800

Properties of Dutch Iris and Firecracker Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Dutch Iris and Firecracker Penstemon

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

Dutch Iris and Firecracker Penstemon Physical Information

Dutch Iris and Firecracker Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Firecracker Penstemon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Dutch Iris and Firecracker Penstemon 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
Firecracker Penstemon flower color: Crimson
Firecracker Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Dutch Iris and Firecracker Penstemon

Care of Dutch Iris and Firecracker Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dutch Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Firecracker Penstemon pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Dutch Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Firecracker Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.