1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial
1.3 Origin
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
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1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Lowland evergreen rainforest, Rainforest, Shaded sites, Wild
meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
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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
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Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
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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
2.2.3 Fruit Color
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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
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Green, Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
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Yellow green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
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Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
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Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
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Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
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Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
Root Plants
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do not water excessively, Keep the Soil well drained
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
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Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
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Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
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Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Bacteria, fungus, Viruses
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Ladybug beetles, Mealybugs, Scale Insects
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
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6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Borders, Decorating walls, Ground Cover
Beautification, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
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Flowers, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, useful as a ground cover
Basketary, Used for fragrance
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
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Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CRYPTANTHUS 'Ocean Mist'
IRIS 'Apollo'
7.2 Common Name
Hybrid Cryptanthus
Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris
7.2.1 In Hindi
Hybrid Cryptanthus
Dutch Iris
7.2.2 In German
Hybrid Cryptanthus
Dutch Iris
7.2.3 In French
Hybrid Cryptanthus
Dutch Iris
7.2.4 In Spanish
Hybrid Cryptanthus
Dutch Iris
7.2.5 In Greek
Hybrid Cryptanthus
Dutch Iris
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Hybrid Cryptanthus
Dutch Iris
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Hybrid Cryptanthus
Dutch Iris
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species