Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe
Tropical Asia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
60
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40000
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Habitat
dry rocky watercourses
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-98-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
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Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
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Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
71.10 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue Violet, Lavender, Purple, White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sea Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate to elliptical
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Rhizome division
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Billbugs, Borers, Fungal leaf spots
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
Gastric disturbances, Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Juice of fresh root used for treatment of dropsy
-
Part of Plant Used
Root
Flowers
Other Uses
Making Perfumes, Used as a flavouring in food
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Vegetable
Botanical Name
Iris germanica
Abelmoschus manihot
Common Name
German Iris
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
In Hindi
German Iris
aibika
In German
German Iris
Maniok-Bisameibisch
In French
German Iris
L'Aibika
In Spanish
German Iris
Aibika
In Greek
German Iris
aibika
In Portuguese
German Iris
Aibika
In Polish
German Iris
aibika
In Latin
German Iris
aibika
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Malvales
Family
Iridaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Iris
Abelmoschus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
Irideae
-
Subfamily
Iridoideae
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Number of Species
30015
1
27800
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