Dutch Iris

Lebombo Cycad

About Dutch Iris and Lebombo Cycad

Dutch Iris

Lebombo Cycad

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

Upland savannas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

12-8

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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cm300.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

12.70 cm300.00 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

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow, Orange, Orange Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Yellow green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Sword-like

Long linear and narrow

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

Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Light Frost

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Plants

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs less 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

Acidic, Neutral

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

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

Cycad weevils, Root Pathogen

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Light Frost

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

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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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Bark, Pine

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Used for fragrance

Traditional 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

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRIS 'Apollo'

Encephalartos lebomboensis

7.2 Common Name

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

Lebombo Cycad

7.2.1 In Hindi

Dutch Iris

Lebombo Cycad

7.2.2 In German

Dutch Iris

Lebombo Palmfarn

7.2.3 In French

Dutch Iris

Lebombo Cycad

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dutch Iris

Lebombo cícadas

7.2.5 In Greek

Dutch Iris

Lebombo Cycad

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dutch Iris

Lebombo Cycad

7.2.7 In Polish

Dutch Iris

Lebombo Cycad

7.2.8 In Latin

Dutch Iris

Lebombo Cycad

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Cycadophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Cycadopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Cycadales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Cycadaceae

8.6 Genus

Iris

Encephalartos

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

30066

1 27800

Properties of Dutch Iris and Lebombo Cycad

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

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Season and Care of Dutch Iris and Lebombo Cycad

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

Dutch Iris and Lebombo Cycad Physical Information

Dutch Iris and Lebombo Cycad physical information is very important for comparison. Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Lebombo Cycad height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Dutch Iris and Lebombo Cycad 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
Lebombo Cycad flower color: Not Available
Lebombo Cycad leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Dutch Iris and Lebombo Cycad

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