Japanese Iris

Chives

About Japanese Iris and Chives

Japanese Iris

Chives

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Russia, Siberia, China, Japan

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Common chives, Garlic chives, Siberian garlic chives, Giant Siberian chives

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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500

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1.5 Habitat

Boggy areas, gardens, meadows, Shores of rivers or lakes

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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, 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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90.00 cm

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203.00 cm

Rank: 81 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

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15.20 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Lavender, Blue Violet

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Brown

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Water Deeply, Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings, Water twice a day in the initial period

Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months, Water when soil is dry

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Rhizome rot, Slugs, Snails, Viruses

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Downy mildew, head rot, Pink Root, Rust, Thripes

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Variety of soil types

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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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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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

Bees, Butterflies, Flies, Snails

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bog Garden, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Alterative, Anthelmintic, Antidote, Appetizer, Depurative, Diuretic, Hepatitis

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Fibre

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRIS ensata

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

7.2 Common Name

Iris Japanese iris

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

7.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese iris

Chives

7.2.2 In German

Japanese iris

Schnittlauch

7.2.3 In French

iris Xapanese

Ciboulette

7.2.4 In Spanish

Iris Xapanese

Cebollino

7.2.5 In Greek

ιαπωνική ίριδα

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

íris japonesa

Cebolinha

7.2.7 In Polish

japońskie iris

Szczypiorek

7.2.8 In Latin

Iris Italica

Sectivi porri

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Iris

Allium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

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Allioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Japanese Iris and Chives

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Iris and Chives

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

Japanese Iris and Chives Physical Information

Japanese Iris and Chives physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Iris height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Japanese Iris and Chives are as follows:

Japanese Iris flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Japanese Iris leaf color: Green and Light Green
Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Japanese Iris and Chives

Care of Japanese Iris and Chives include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Iris pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Chives pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads. In summer Japanese Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chives needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.