Dwarf Iris

Blue Giant

About Dwarf Iris and Blue Giant

Dwarf Iris

Blue Giant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Eastern Europe

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Terrestrial

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-912-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm17.78 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm10.16 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Lavender, Blue Violet

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

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

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Alpine, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRIS pumila

DASYLIRION berlandieri

7.2 Common Name

Dwarf Iris

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

7.2.1 In Hindi

Dwarf Iris

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.2 In German

Zwergiris

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.3 In French

Dwarf Iris

Blue Giant Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Enano Iris

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.5 In Greek

νάνος Ίρις

Μπλε Giant Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dwarf Iris

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

Dwarf Iris

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Iris Dwarf

Giant herba blue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Liliales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Iris

Dasylirion

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA22

1 27800

Properties of Dwarf Iris and Blue Giant

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

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Season and Care of Dwarf Iris and Blue Giant

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

Dwarf Iris and Blue Giant Physical Information

Dwarf Iris and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Dwarf Iris height is 10.20 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Dwarf Iris and Blue Giant are as follows:

Dwarf Iris flower color: Yellow, Lavender and Blue Violet
Dwarf Iris leaf color: Green and Sea Green
Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Dwarf Iris and Blue Giant

Care of Dwarf Iris and Blue Giant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dwarf Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Giant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Dwarf Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.