Dutch Iris

Twinflower

About Dutch Iris and Twinflower

Dutch Iris

Twinflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

North America, Northern Europe, Russia, Siberia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

Open areas, pine woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-92-6

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

6-1

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

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cm510.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

12.70 cm30.00 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

Light Pink

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

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Sword-like

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Plants

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

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

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

Bees, Flies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

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

Headache, Mildly painful menstruation, tonic in pregnancy

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Used for fragrance

useful as a ground cover

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, Edging, Groundcover, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRIS 'Apollo'

LINNAEA borealis

7.2 Common Name

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

Twinflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Dutch Iris

Twinflower

7.2.2 In German

Dutch Iris

Twinflower

7.2.3 In French

Dutch Iris

Twinflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dutch Iris

Twinflower

7.2.5 In Greek

Dutch Iris

Twinflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dutch Iris

Twinflower

7.2.7 In Polish

Dutch Iris

zimoziół

7.2.8 In Latin

Dutch Iris

Twinflower

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Dipsacales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Caprifoliaceae

8.6 Genus

Iris

Linnaea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Linnaeeae

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Linnaeoideae

8.10 Number of Species

300NA

1 27800

Properties of Dutch Iris and Twinflower

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

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Season and Care of Dutch Iris and Twinflower

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

Dutch Iris and Twinflower Physical Information

Dutch Iris and Twinflower physical information is very important for comparison. Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Twinflower height is 510.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Dutch Iris and Twinflower 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
Twinflower flower color: Light Pink
Twinflower leaf color: Green

Care of Dutch Iris and Twinflower

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