Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Tender Perennial
Origin
Eastern Europe
North America, Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Iris
Cut-leaved groundcherry,Carolina horsenettle, Wallace's nightshade
Number of Varieties
2510
0
40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial
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USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
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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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm40.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Lavender, Blue Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sea Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Spinach Type
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
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Botanical Name
IRIS pumila
LYCOPERSICON
Common Name
Dwarf Iris
Lycopersicon
In Hindi
Dwarf Iris
Lycopersicon
In German
Zwergiris
Lycopersicon
In French
Dwarf Iris
Lycopersicon
In Spanish
Enano Iris
Lycopersicon
In Greek
νάνος Ίρις
Lycopersicon
In Portuguese
Dwarf Iris
Lycopersicon
In Polish
Dwarf Iris
Lycopersicon
In Latin
Iris Dwarf
Lycopersicon
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Solanales
Family
Iridaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Iris
Solanum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Irideae
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Subfamily
Iridoideae
-
Number of Species
30013
1
27800
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