Wild Hyacinth

Butterfly Iris

About Wild Hyacinth and Butterfly Iris

Wild Hyacinth

Butterfly Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Southern Asia

1.4 Types

Cusick's camas, large camas

African iris, Large wild iris, Cape iris

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, moist forests, Open Plains

Coastal Regions, Forest margins, Slopes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-109-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm70.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm50.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet

White, Yellow, Blue, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long slender

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs, Water more in summer

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

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove short twigs, Remove wet foliage

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer

Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Insects

Bees, Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Cottage Garden

Borders, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste

Air purification, soil stabilisation, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Leucoderma, Urinary problems

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bulbs, Root

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Screen, useful as a ground cover

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Bedding Plant, Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Hyacinthus orientalis

DIETES grandiflora

7.2 Common Name

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

Butterfly Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

ह्यचीन्थ

तितली आइरिस प्लांट

7.2.2 In German

Hyazinthe

Schmetterling Iris Pflanzen

7.2.3 In French

jacinthe

Papillon Iris Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

jacinto

Planta del iris de la mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

υάκινθος

Πεταλούδα Iris Φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

jacinto

Borboleta da planta Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

hiacynt

Butterfly Iris Roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

et hyacinthinas,

Gloria Iris Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Hyacinthus

Dietes Salisb

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Irideae

8.9 Subfamily

Scilloideae

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

3NA

1 27800

Properties of Wild Hyacinth and Butterfly Iris

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

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Season and Care of Wild Hyacinth and Butterfly Iris

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

Wild Hyacinth and Butterfly Iris Physical Information

Wild Hyacinth and Butterfly Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Wild Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Butterfly Iris height is 70.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Wild Hyacinth and Butterfly Iris are as follows:

Wild Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Wild Hyacinth leaf color: Green
Butterfly Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue and Violet
Butterfly Iris leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Wild Hyacinth and Butterfly Iris

Care of Wild Hyacinth and Butterfly Iris include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wild Hyacinth pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Butterfly Iris pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove short twigs and Remove wet foliage. In summer Wild Hyacinth needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.