Dutch Iris

Purple Velvet Plant

About Dutch Iris and Purple Velvet Plant

Dutch Iris

Purple Velvet Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual, biennial or perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Melanesia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Herbaceous perennial

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

Sunny Edge

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-910-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

12-1

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

H1, H2

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

12.70 cm90.00 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

White, Orange, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Purple, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Yellow green

Green, Purple, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Purple, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Sword-like

Elliptic

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, Partial shade

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

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

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

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Plants

Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Medium

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

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

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

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

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Hanging Basket

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

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Used for fragrance

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, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRIS 'Apollo'

GYNURA aurantiaca

7.2 Common Name

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

Purple Velvet Plant

7.2.1 In Hindi

Dutch Iris

gynura aurantiaca

7.2.2 In German

Dutch Iris

aurantiaca Gynura

7.2.3 In French

Dutch Iris

aurantiaca Gynura

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dutch Iris

aurantiaca gynura

7.2.5 In Greek

Dutch Iris

Gynura aurantiaca

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dutch Iris

Gynura aurantiaca

7.2.7 In Polish

Dutch Iris

Gynura aurantiaca

7.2.8 In Latin

Dutch Iris

Gynura aurantiaca

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Iris

Gynura

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Senecioneae

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

300NA

1 27800

Properties of Dutch Iris and Purple Velvet Plant

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

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Season and Care of Dutch Iris and Purple Velvet Plant

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

Dutch Iris and Purple Velvet Plant Physical Information

Dutch Iris and Purple Velvet Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Purple Velvet Plant height is 30.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Dutch Iris and Purple Velvet Plant 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
Purple Velvet Plant flower color: White, Orange and Orange Red
Purple Velvet Plant leaf color: Green, Purple and Dark Green

Care of Dutch Iris and Purple Velvet Plant

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