Shallot

Bearded Iris

About Shallot and Bearded Iris

Shallot

Bearded Iris

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Perennial

Origin

Asia

Types

Bulb Vegetable

Dwarf Bearded Iris, Border Bearded Iris, Tall Bearded Iris

Number of Varieties

106

0 40000

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Habitat

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-83-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-1

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

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

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm91.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.20 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Sky Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Yellow green, Brown

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Bees

Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

IRIS 'Abiqua Falls'

Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

Bearded Iris

In Hindi

Shallot

Bearded Iris

In German

Schalotte

Schwertlilie

In French

échalote

Iris barbu

In Spanish

chalote

Iris barbudo

In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

γενειοφόρος Iris

In Portuguese

Sallot

bearded Iris

In Polish

Sallot

brodaty Iris

In Latin

Sallot

Volunt barbati Iris

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Embryophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Liliaceae

Iridaceae

Genus

Allium

Iris

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Irideae

Subfamily

Iridoideae

Number of Species

750300

1 27800

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Properties of Shallot and Bearded Iris

Wondering what are the properties of Shallot and Bearded Iris? We provide you with everything About Shallot and Bearded Iris. Shallot doesn't have thorns and Bearded Iris doesn't have thorns. Also Shallot does not have fragrant flowers. Shallot has allergic reactions like Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses and Bearded Iris has allergic reactions like Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses. 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 Shallot and Bearded Iris and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shallot and Bearded Iris

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

Shallot and Bearded Iris Physical Information

Shallot and Bearded Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Bearded Iris height is 91.40 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Bearded Iris are as follows:

Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green
Bearded Iris flower color: Sky Blue
Bearded Iris leaf color: Green

Care of Shallot and Bearded Iris

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