German Iris

Water Spinach

About German Iris and Water Spinach

German Iris

Water Spinach

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Europe

India

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

Rank: 86 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

dry rocky watercourses

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

8-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-6

1.8 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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

71.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

12.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue Violet, Lavender, Purple, White

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Green, Reddish Plum

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lanceolate to elliptical

Long Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

5% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

42% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Rhizome division

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Billbugs, Borers, Fungal leaf spots

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

88% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

16% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

37% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

90% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

25% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

61% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds, Hens

5.12 Allergy

Gastric disturbances, Skin irritation

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Farmland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

74% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Juice of fresh root used for treatment of dropsy

Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root

Leaves, Shoots, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Perfumes, Used as a flavouring in food

Used in curries, soups, stews

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Iris germanica

IPOMOEA aquatica

7.2 Common Name

German Iris

Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

German Iris

Water Spinach

7.2.2 In German

German Iris

Wasser-Spinat

7.2.3 In French

German Iris

Épinards d'eau

7.2.4 In Spanish

German Iris

La espinaca de agua

7.2.5 In Greek

German Iris

Σπανάκι νερό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

German Iris

Espinafre de água

7.2.7 In Polish

German Iris

Szpinak wodny

7.2.8 In Latin

German Iris

Water Spinach

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Iris

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Ipomoeeae

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

300

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

500

Rank: 33 (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of German Iris and Water Spinach

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

Compare Perennial Flowers » More

German Iris and Yellow Archangel

German Iris and Red Hot Poker

German Iris and Marchantia

» More

More Compare Perennial Flowers

Season and Care of German Iris and Water Spinach

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

German Iris and Water Spinach Physical Information

German Iris and Water Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. German Iris height is 71.10 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Water Spinach height is 12.70 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of German Iris and Water Spinach are as follows:

German Iris flower color: Blue Violet, Lavender, Purple and White
German Iris leaf color: Green and Sea Green
Water Spinach flower color: White and Lavender
Water Spinach leaf color: Green

Care of German Iris and Water Spinach

Care of German Iris and Water Spinach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. German Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Water Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer German Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Water Spinach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.