Sacred Lotus

Dwarf Bearded Iris

About Sacred Lotus and Dwarf Bearded Iris

Sacred Lotus

Dwarf Bearded Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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100

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Ponds

Boggy areas, Dry areas, meadows, Rocky Mountains, Semi desert, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-12

3-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-3

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose, Coral

Rose, Burgundy

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Lime Green, Sea Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Lime Green, Sea Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Lime Green, Sea Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Orbicular

Sickle-Shaped

2.4 Thorns

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, In Water, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes, Seedlings

Root Plants

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

Average Water Needs

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut away fading foliage

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

20N–4.4P–16.6K at 20-d intervals

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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37% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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90% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Beetles, Insects

Butterflies, Flying insects, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Constipation

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Promotes healthy skin, Provides herbal hair care

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Febrifuge, Hypotensive, Resolvent, Stomachic, Tonic

Sedative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Leaves are used to wrap small parcels, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Root is used as a vegetable

Basketary, Used for fragrance

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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44% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NELUMBO nucifera

IRIS 'Candy Apple'

7.2 Common Name

East Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus

Dwarf Bearded Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

पवित्र कमल

Dwarf Bearded Iris

7.2.2 In German

Heiliges Lotus

Dwarf Bearded Iris

7.2.3 In French

Lotus Sacré

Dwarf Bearded Iris

7.2.4 In Spanish

loto sagrado

Dwarf Bearded Iris

7.2.5 In Greek

ιερή Lotus

Dwarf Bearded Iris

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lotus sagrado

Dwarf Bearded Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

Sacred Lotus

Dwarf Bearded Iris

7.2.8 In Latin

sacra Lotus

Dwarf Bearded Iris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Proteales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Nymphaeaceae

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Abelia

Iris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Irideae

8.9 Subfamily

Nelumbonaceae

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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300

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Sacred Lotus and Dwarf Bearded Iris

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

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Season and Care of Sacred Lotus and Dwarf Bearded Iris

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

Sacred Lotus and Dwarf Bearded Iris Physical Information

Sacred Lotus and Dwarf Bearded Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Sacred Lotus height is 30.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Dwarf Bearded Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Sacred Lotus and Dwarf Bearded Iris are as follows:

Sacred Lotus flower color: White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose and Coral
Sacred Lotus leaf color: Lime Green and Sea Green
Dwarf Bearded Iris flower color: Rose and Burgundy
Dwarf Bearded Iris leaf color: Green

Care of Sacred Lotus and Dwarf Bearded Iris

Care of Sacred Lotus and Dwarf Bearded Iris include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sacred Lotus pruning is done Cut away fading foliage and Dwarf Bearded Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sacred Lotus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dwarf Bearded Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.