Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Herbaceous Perennial
Origin
Mexico, Central America
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Types
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Bearded Iris
Number of Varieties
3025
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
Boggy areas, Dry areas, meadows, Rocky Mountains, Semi desert, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-133-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
9-1
Sunset Zone
H2, 24
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
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
35.60 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Rose, Burgundy
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Sickle-Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
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Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Stem Planting
Root Plants
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Consistently
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune ocassionally
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Black Spot, Scale
Bacteria, fungus, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies, Flying insects, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
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Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Basketary, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
LYCASTE cochleata
IRIS 'Candy Apple'
Common Name
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
Dwarf Bearded Iris
In Hindi
Lycaste Orchid
Dwarf Bearded Iris
In German
Lycaste Orchidee
Dwarf Bearded Iris
In French
Lycaste orchidée
Dwarf Bearded Iris
In Spanish
Lycaste orquídea
Dwarf Bearded Iris
In Greek
Lycaste ορχιδέα
Dwarf Bearded Iris
In Portuguese
Lycaste orquídea
Dwarf Bearded Iris
In Polish
Lycaste orchidea
Dwarf Bearded Iris
In Latin
braemii orchid
Dwarf Bearded Iris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Iridaceae
Genus
Lycaste
Iris
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Maxillarieae
Irideae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Iridoideae
Number of Species
31300
1
27800
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