Dutch Iris

Foxtail Grass

About Dutch Iris and Foxtail Grass

Dutch Iris

Foxtail Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

Not Available

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 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 cm30.50 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

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

Purple, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Yellow green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Purple, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Sword-like

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Summer, Fall

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

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

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

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Moderate

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune to control growth

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wet Site

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

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

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

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Used for fragrance

cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects

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, Feature Plant, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRIS 'Apollo'

ALOPECURUS

7.2 Common Name

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

Foxtail Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Dutch Iris

Foxtail Grass

7.2.2 In German

Dutch Iris

Foxtail Grass

7.2.3 In French

Dutch Iris

Foxtail Grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dutch Iris

Hierba de cola de zorra

7.2.5 In Greek

Dutch Iris

αλωπέκουρου Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dutch Iris

grama de foxtail

7.2.7 In Polish

Dutch Iris

ber trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

Dutch Iris

panicum Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Iris

Alopecurus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Not Available

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 Foxtail Grass

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

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Season and Care of Dutch Iris and Foxtail Grass

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

Dutch Iris and Foxtail Grass Physical Information

Dutch Iris and Foxtail Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Foxtail Grass height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Dutch Iris and Foxtail Grass 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
Foxtail Grass flower color: White
Foxtail Grass leaf color: Purple and Dark Green

Care of Dutch Iris and Foxtail Grass

Care of Dutch Iris and Foxtail Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dutch Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Foxtail Grass pruning is done Prune to control growth. In summer Dutch Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Foxtail Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate.