Heliotrope

Dutch Iris

About Heliotrope and Dutch Iris

Heliotrope

Dutch Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

South America

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, tropical environments

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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66.00 cm

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25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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61.00 cm

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12.70 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Sword-like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Root Plants

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well 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, Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Spider mites, Whiteflies

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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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8% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Sore throat, Uterine Displacement

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Whole plant

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Basketary, Used for fragrance

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border

Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HELIOTROPIUM arborescens

IRIS 'Apollo'

7.2 Common Name

Heliotrope, Common Heliotrope, Garden Heliotrope

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

हेलीओट्रोप

Dutch Iris

7.2.2 In German

Heliotrop

Dutch Iris

7.2.3 In French

héliotrope

Dutch Iris

7.2.4 In Spanish

heliotropo

Dutch Iris

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

Dutch Iris

7.2.6 In Portuguese

heliotrópio

Dutch Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

heliotrop

Dutch Iris

7.2.8 In Latin

Heliotrope

Dutch Iris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Boraginaceae

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Heliotropium

Iris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Irideae

8.9 Subfamily

Heliotropioideae

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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250

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Properties of Heliotrope and Dutch Iris

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

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Season and Care of Heliotrope and Dutch Iris

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

Heliotrope and Dutch Iris Physical Information

Heliotrope and Dutch Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Heliotrope height is 66.00 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Heliotrope and Dutch Iris are as follows:

Heliotrope flower color: White and Ivory
Heliotrope leaf color: Dark Green
Dutch Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate and Black
Dutch Iris leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Heliotrope and Dutch Iris

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