Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
Western United States, Canada
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Types
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Dwarf Bearded Iris, Border Bearded Iris, Tall Bearded Iris
Number of Varieties
56
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
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USDA Hardiness Zone
4-83-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm91.40 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm60.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Sky Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
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Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Green, Yellow green, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Bacterial leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees
Allergy
Hay fever, Rhinitis
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
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Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
IRIS 'Abiqua Falls'
Common Name
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
Bearded Iris
In Hindi
Whitebark Pine
Bearded Iris
In German
Whitebark Pine
Schwertlilie
In French
Pin à écorce blanche
Iris barbu
In Spanish
Whitebark pino
Iris barbudo
In Greek
Whitebark Pine
γενειοφόρος Iris
In Portuguese
Whitebark Pine
bearded Iris
In Polish
Whitebark Pine
brodaty Iris
In Latin
Pinus albicaulis
Volunt barbati Iris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Embryophyta
Class
Pinopsida
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Order
Pinales
Asparagales
Family
Pinaceae
Iridaceae
Genus
Pinus
Iris
Clade
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Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
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Irideae
Subfamily
Pinoideae
Iridoideae
Number of Species
5300
1
27800
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