Irisine

Monkey-flower

About Irisine and Monkey-flower

Irisine

Monkey-flower

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Flowering Plants, Tender Perennial

Origin

Types

White Snowplant Tropical Bloodleaf Juba's Bush Yellow Bloodleaf Standley's Bloodleaf Rootstock Bloodleaf

Mimulus

Number of Varieties

15100

0 40000

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Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, Suburban areas

Dry areas, Rocky areas, Sandy areas, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

11-129-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm12.70 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm15.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Green

White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply, Water more in summer

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Scale, Whiteflies

Larva

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiseptic, Burns

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Iresine

Monkey Flower

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Lamiales

Family

Amaranthaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Iresine

Diplacus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Gomphrenoideae

Number of Species

25100

1 27800

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Properties of Irisine and Monkey-flower

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

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Season and Care of Irisine and Monkey-flower

Season and care of Irisine and Monkey-flower is important to know. While considering everything about Irisine and Monkey-flower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Irisine season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Monkey-flower season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Irisine is Loam and for Monkey-flower is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Irisine is Acidic, Neutral and for Monkey-flower is Acidic, Neutral.

Irisine and Monkey-flower Physical Information

Irisine and Monkey-flower physical information is very important for comparison. Irisine height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Monkey-flower height is 12.70 cm and width 15.00 cm. The color specification of Irisine and Monkey-flower are as follows:

Irisine flower color: White and Green
Irisine leaf color: Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red and Bronze
Monkey-flower flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink and Rose
Monkey-flower leaf color: Green

Care of Irisine and Monkey-flower

Care of Irisine and Monkey-flower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Irisine pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads and Shape and thin as needed and Monkey-flower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Irisine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Monkey-flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.