Portulaca

Dutch Iris

About Portulaca and Dutch Iris

Portulaca

Dutch Iris

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Herbaceous Perennial

Origin

South America

Types

Portulaca grandiflora

Bearded Iris

Number of Varieties

5050

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-115-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9-5

Sunset Zone

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

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

Prostrate/Trailing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm25.40 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

20.30 cm12.70 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Sword-like

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Root Plants

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Basketary, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Portulaca

Dutch Iris

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Asparagales

Family

Portulacaceae

Iridaceae

Genus

Portulaca

Iris

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Irideae

Subfamily

Iridoideae

Number of Species

1300

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Portulaca and Dutch Iris

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

Compare Annual Plants » More

Portulaca and Begonia masoniana

Portulaca and Pumpkin Tree

Portulaca and Sweetscented Marigold

» More Compare Annual Plants

Season and Care of Portulaca and Dutch Iris

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

Portulaca and Dutch Iris Physical Information

Portulaca and Dutch Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Dutch Iris are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Dutch Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate and Black
Dutch Iris leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Portulaca and Dutch Iris

Care of Portulaca and Dutch Iris include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing and Dutch Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Portulaca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dutch Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.