Irisine

Walking Iris

About Irisine and Walking Iris

Irisine

Walking Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Brazil

1.4 Types

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

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

153

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, Suburban areas

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-127-14

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 8

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Green

White, Blue, Burgundy, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Sword-like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring, Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 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

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut out old flower stalks, Cut out old leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Balanced garden plant fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Scale, Whiteflies

Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Rodent, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

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

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Insects

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRESINE 'Blazin' Rose'

NEOMARICA caerulea

7.2 Common Name

Blazin' Rose Iresine, Bloodleaf, Irisine

Giant Apostle's Iris, Walking Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

Iresine

Walking Iris

7.2.2 In German

Iresine

Gehen Iris

7.2.3 In French

Iresine

Iris Marcher

7.2.4 In Spanish

Iresine

caminar Iris

7.2.5 In Greek

Iresine

περπάτημα Iris

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Iresine

Andar Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

Iresine

Walking Iris

7.2.8 In Latin

Iresine

O Thaumantias

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Amaranthaceae

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Iresine

Neomarica

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Mariceae

8.9 Subfamily

Gomphrenoideae

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

2528

1 27800

Properties of Irisine and Walking Iris

Wondering what are the properties of Irisine and Walking Iris? We provide you with everything About Irisine and Walking Iris. Irisine doesn't have thorns and Walking Iris doesn't have thorns. Also Irisine does not have fragrant flowers. Irisine has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Walking Iris has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Walking Iris and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Irisine and Walking Iris

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

Irisine and Walking Iris Physical Information

Irisine and Walking Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Irisine height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Walking Iris height is 90.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Irisine and Walking Iris are as follows:

Irisine flower color: White and Green
Irisine leaf color: Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red and Bronze
Walking Iris flower color: White, Blue, Burgundy, Lavender and Blue Violet
Walking Iris leaf color: Green

Care of Irisine and Walking Iris

Care of Irisine and Walking Iris 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 Walking Iris pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks and Cut out old leaves. In summer Irisine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Walking Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.