Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Europe
China
Types
Iris
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Number of Varieties
251
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40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial
Deciduous forests, Mixed deciduous forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-95-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
10-5
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
A3, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm2,130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Lavender, Blue Violet
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sea Green
Orange, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Alternate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Needs small amount of water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Dry root rot, fungus
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Squirrels
Allergy
Skin irritation
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
deer resistant, Shelterbelt, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
IRIS pumila
METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides
Common Name
Dwarf Iris
dawn redwood
In Hindi
Dwarf Iris
dawn redwood
In German
Zwergiris
Urweltmammutbaum
In French
Dwarf Iris
aube séquoia
In Spanish
Enano Iris
metasecuoya
In Greek
νάνος Ίρις
dawn redwood
In Portuguese
Dwarf Iris
amanhecer Redwood
In Polish
Dwarf Iris
świt sekwoja
In Latin
Iris Dwarf
dawn redwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Liliales
Pinales
Family
Iridaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Iris
Metasequoia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
Irideae
-
Subfamily
Iridoideae
Sequoioideae
Number of Species
3001
1
27800
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