Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Perennial
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
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Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Dwarf Bearded Iris, Border Bearded Iris, Tall Bearded Iris
Number of Varieties
16
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
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USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
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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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm91.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Sky Blue
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Yellow green, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Rich
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Fall
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
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
Rich
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees
Allergy
Gastric
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
IRIS 'Abiqua Falls'
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Bearded Iris
In Hindi
कबिट
Bearded Iris
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Schwertlilie
In French
Kawista
Iris barbu
In Spanish
Kawista
Iris barbudo
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
γενειοφόρος Iris
In Portuguese
Limonia
bearded Iris
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
brodaty Iris
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
Volunt barbati Iris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Sapindales
Asparagales
Family
Rutaceae
Iridaceae
Genus
Limonia
Iris
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Citreae
Irideae
Subfamily
Aurantioideae
Iridoideae
Number of Species
1300
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27800
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