1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Southern Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
African iris, Large wild iris, Cape iris
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
Coastal Regions, Forest margins, Slopes
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm70.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm50.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Blue, Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Water more in summer
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
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
Less fertilizing
Apply N-P-K
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Bees, Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects
5.12 Allergy
Irritation to stomach
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Borders, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Water gardening
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification, soil stabilisation, Windbreak
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
Screen, useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Bedding Plant, Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
DIETES grandiflora
7.2 Common Name
7.2.1 In Hindi
अजवायन
तितली आइरिस प्लांट
7.2.2 In German
Sellerie
Schmetterling Iris Pflanzen
7.2.3 In French
Céleri
Papillon Iris Plante
7.2.4 In Spanish
Apio
Planta del iris de la mariposa
7.2.5 In Greek
Σέλινο
Πεταλούδα Iris Φυτών
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Aipo
Borboleta da planta Iris
7.2.7 In Polish
Seler
Butterfly Iris Roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species