Spanish Moss

Dutch Iris

About Spanish Moss and Dutch Iris

Spanish Moss

Dutch Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Epiphyte

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America, Argentina

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

100NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-155-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12*1

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA12.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green, Chartreuse

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

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Silver

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Silver, Gray

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Sword-like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Root Plants

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Not Available

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Basketary, Used for fragrance

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Hanging Basket, Tropical

Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TILLANDSIA usneoides

IRIS 'Apollo'

7.2 Common Name

Graybeard, Spanish Moss

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hydrangea

Dutch Iris

7.2.2 In German

Hortensie

Dutch Iris

7.2.3 In French

Hortensia

Dutch Iris

7.2.4 In Spanish

Hortensia

Dutch Iris

7.2.5 In Greek

υδραγεία

Dutch Iris

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hortênsia

Dutch Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

Hortensja

Dutch Iris

7.2.8 In Latin

Hibiscus

Dutch Iris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Bromeliaceae

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Not Available

Iris

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Irideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA300

1 27800

Properties of Spanish Moss and Dutch Iris

Wondering what are the properties of Spanish Moss and Dutch Iris? We provide you with everything About Spanish Moss and Dutch Iris. Spanish Moss doesn't have thorns and Dutch Iris doesn't have thorns. Also Spanish Moss does not have fragrant flowers. Spanish Moss has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Dutch Iris has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea 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 Spanish Moss and Dutch Iris and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Spanish Moss and Dutch Iris

Season and care of Spanish Moss and Dutch Iris is important to know. While considering everything about Spanish Moss and Dutch Iris Care, growing season is an essential factor. Spanish Moss season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Dutch Iris season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Spanish Moss is Not Available and for Dutch Iris is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Spanish Moss is Not Available and for Dutch Iris is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Spanish Moss and Dutch Iris Physical Information

Spanish Moss and Dutch Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Spanish Moss height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Spanish Moss and Dutch Iris are as follows:

Spanish Moss flower color: Yellow green and Chartreuse
Spanish Moss leaf color: Gray Green and Silver
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 Spanish Moss and Dutch Iris

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