Malabar nut

African Iris

About Malabar nut and African Iris

Malabar nut

African Iris

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs, Perennial

Tender Perennial

Origin

South-Eastern Asia

Southern Africa

Types

Perennial

Number of Varieties

2050

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Semi desert, Wet forest

Desert, Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-118-10

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

10-8

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm61.30 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

20.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Yellow, Light Yellow, Brown

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Grass like

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Rhizome division, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Don't use high pH fertilizers

Any balanced general purpose fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites

Nematodes, Scale

Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Insect Repellent

Ethnobotanic

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Root

Other Uses

Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative

Roots were worn to protect and strengthen the wearer, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Justicia adhatoda

DIETES bicolor

Common Name

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

African iris, Fortnight lily

In Hindi

अडुळसा, अडुसा

African Iris

In German

Indisches Lungenkraut

Afrikanische Iris

In French

Justicia adhatoda

African Iris

In Spanish

Justicia adhatoda

Iris africano

In Greek

Justicia adhatoda

Αφρικανική Iris

In Portuguese

Justicia adhatoda

Iris africano

In Polish

Justicia adhatoda

Afryki Iris

In Latin

Justicia adhatoda

African Iris

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Asparagales

Family

Acanthaceae

Iridaceae

Genus

Justicia

Dietes

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Justicieae

Irideae

Subfamily

Acanthoideae

Iridoideae

Number of Species

658300

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Malabar nut and African Iris

Wondering what are the properties of Malabar nut and African Iris? We provide you with everything About Malabar nut and African Iris. Malabar nut doesn't have thorns and African Iris doesn't have thorns. Also Malabar nut does not have fragrant flowers. Malabar nut has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Mouth itching and Vomiting and African Iris has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Mouth itching and Vomiting. 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 Malabar nut and African Iris and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Herbs » More

Malabar nut and Yarrow

Malabar nut and Red Clover

Malabar nut and Dill

» More Compare List of Herbs

Season and Care of Malabar nut and African Iris

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

Malabar nut and African Iris Physical Information

Malabar nut and African Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width 20.00 cm whereas African Iris height is 61.30 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Malabar nut and African Iris are as follows:

Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green
African Iris flower color: Yellow, Light Yellow and Brown
African Iris leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Malabar nut and African Iris

Care of Malabar nut and African Iris include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Malabar nut pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and African Iris pruning is done Remove dead leaves. In summer Malabar nut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.