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Butterfly Iris
Butterfly Iris

Mirabilis Jalapa
Mirabilis Jalapa



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What is

Life Span

Type

Origin

Types

Number of Varieties

Habitat

USDA Hardiness Zone

AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

Habit

Information

Minimum Height

Minimum Width

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Leaf Color in Winter

Leaf Shape

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Sunlight

Growth Rate

Type of Soil

The pH of Soil

Soil Drainage

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

How to Plant?

Plant Maintenance

Watering Requirements

In Summer

In Spring

In Winter

Soil pH

Soil Type

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sun Exposure

Pruning

Fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Common Name

In Hindi

In German

In French

In Spanish

In Greek

In Portuguese

In Polish

In Latin

Classification

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

 
Perennial
Tender Perennial
Southern Asia
African iris, Large wild iris, Cape iris
6
Coastal Regions, Forest margins, Slopes
9-11
12-10
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Clump-Forming
 
70.00 cm
50.00 cm
White, Yellow, Blue, Violet
Bicolor
Green, Brown
Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Grass like
 
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Medium
Clay, Loam, Sand
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Average
Indeterminate
Drought
 
Ground
Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting
Medium
Average Water Needs, Water more in summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
Average Water
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Clay, Loam, Sand
Average
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Apply N-P-K
Red blotch
Drought
 
Single
Medium
Matte
Bees, Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects
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Borders, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Water gardening
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Insignificant
Air purification, soil stabilisation, Windbreak
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Flowers
Screen, useful as a ground cover
Bedding Plant, Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens
 
DIETES grandiflora
Butterfly Iris
तितली आइरिस प्लांट
Schmetterling Iris Pflanzen
Papillon Iris Plante
Planta del iris de la mariposa
Πεταλούδα Iris Φυτών
Borboleta da planta Iris
Butterfly Iris Roślin
Gloria Iris Planta
 
Plantae
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Liliales
Iridaceae
Dietes Salisb
Angiosperms, Monocots
Irideae
Iridoideae
260
 
Perennial
Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs
Central America, North America
Perennial
4
Temperate Regions, tropical environments
7-10
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7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Upright/Erect
 
60.00 cm
50.00 cm
Pink, Red, White, Yellow
Bicolor
Black, Green
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Yellow green
Dark Green
Egg-shaped
 
Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
Full Sun
Fast
Loam, Sand
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Well drained
Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
Drought
 
Container, Ground, Pot
Seedlings
Low
Do not water excessively
Lots of watering
Moderate
Average Water
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Loam, Sand
Well drained
Full Sun
Cut back old stems to the ground
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Aphids, Slugs
Drought
 
Showy
Single
Coarse
Matte
Bees, Butterflies
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Showy Purposes, small hedge
Making cosmetics
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anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary
Flowers, Leaves
Edible dye
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower
 
Mirabilis jalapa
marvel of peru, four o'clock flower
Mirabilis jalapa
Wunderblume
Belle-de-nuit
Dondiego de noche
mirabilis Jalapa
Maravilha
mirabilis Jalapa
mirabilis Ja-
 
Plantae
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Nyctaginaceae
Mirabilis
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
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Difference Between Butterfly Iris and Mirabilis Jalapa

If you are confused whether Butterfly Iris or Mirabilis Jalapa are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Butterfly Iris and Mirabilis Jalapa and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Butterfly Iris are , whereas for Mirabilis Jalapa fertilizers required are . Hence, one should know the basic difference between Butterfly Iris and Mirabilis Jalapa if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Butterfly Iris and Mirabilis Jalapa

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Butterfly Iris and Mirabilis Jalapa. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Butterfly Iris and Mirabilis Jalapa as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Butterfly Iris is whereas of Mirabilis Jalapa is . Butterfly Iris has beauty benefits as follows: while Mirabilis Jalapa has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Butterfly Iris vs Mirabilis Jalapa

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Butterfly Iris vs Mirabilis Jalapa and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Butterfly Iris are whereas of Mirabilis Jalapa have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Butterfly Iris has no showy fruits and Mirabilis Jalapa has no showy fruits. Also Butterfly Iris is not flowering and Mirabilis Jalapa is not flowering . You can compare Butterfly Iris and Mirabilis Jalapa facts and facts of other plants too.