Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Fruits, Trees
Origin
Southern Asia
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
African iris, Large wild iris, Cape iris
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
61
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Forest margins, Slopes
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
70.00 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Blue, Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Green, Brown
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water more in summer
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
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
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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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, Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects
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Allergy
-
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Water gardening
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Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation, Windbreak
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Screen, useful as a ground cover
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
DIETES grandiflora
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Butterfly Iris
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
तितली आइरिस प्लांट
कबिट
In German
Schmetterling Iris Pflanzen
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
Papillon Iris Plante
Kawista
In Spanish
Planta del iris de la mariposa
Kawista
In Greek
Πεταλούδα Iris Φυτών
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Borboleta da planta Iris
Limonia
In Polish
Butterfly Iris Roślin
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
Gloria Iris Planta
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Sapindales
Family
Iridaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Dietes Salisb
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Irideae
Citreae
Subfamily
Iridoideae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
2601
1
27800
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