Painted Fingernails

Walking Iris

About Painted Fingernails and Walking Iris

Painted Fingernails

Walking Iris

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

Brazil

Types

Neomarica gracilis

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Rainforest

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-157-14

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24

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

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

40.60 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender, Blue Violet

White, Blue, Burgundy, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Sword-like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

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

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut out old flower stalks, Cut out old leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Balanced garden plant fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Scale insects

Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Rodent, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Neoregelia spectabilis

NEOMARICA caerulea

Common Name

Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails

Giant Apostle's Iris, Walking Iris

In Hindi

painted fingernail

Walking Iris

In German

painted fingernail

Gehen Iris

In French

Neoregelia spectabilis

Iris Marcher

In Spanish

painted fingernail

caminar Iris

In Greek

painted fingernail

περπάτημα Iris

In Portuguese

Painted fingernails

Andar Iris

In Polish

painted fingernail

Walking Iris

In Latin

Neoregelia spectabilis

O Thaumantias

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Embryophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Lilopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Bromeliales

Liliales

Family

Bromeliaceae

Iridaceae

Genus

Neoregelia

Neomarica

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Mariceae

Subfamily

Bromelioideae

Iridoideae

Number of Species

-28

1 27800

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Properties of Painted Fingernails and Walking Iris

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

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Season and Care of Painted Fingernails and Walking Iris

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

Painted Fingernails and Walking Iris Physical Information

Painted Fingernails and Walking Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Painted Fingernails height is 15.20 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Walking Iris height is 90.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Painted Fingernails and Walking Iris are as follows:

Painted Fingernails flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Painted Fingernails leaf color: Red, Olive and Yellow green
Walking Iris flower color: White, Blue, Burgundy, Lavender and Blue Violet
Walking Iris leaf color: Green

Care of Painted Fingernails and Walking Iris

Care of Painted Fingernails and Walking Iris include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Painted Fingernails pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Walking Iris pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks and Cut out old leaves. In summer Painted Fingernails 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.