Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Perennial
Origin
World, Pandemic, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia
Southeastern Asia, Nepal
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
3010
0
40000
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Habitat
Bluffs, Sandy stream banks, Wooded slopes
Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-105-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
8-5
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm250.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Lavender, Blue Violet
White, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, 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, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Insects
Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
Skin irritation
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Liver problems, Skin Disorders, Treatment of ulcers
Cough
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used as a spice
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
IRIS cristata
MAZUS reptans
Common Name
Crested Iris
Creeping Mazus
In Hindi
कलगी आइरिस
जीव Mazus
In German
Crested Iris
Creeping Mazus
In French
Crested Iris
Creeping Mazus
In Spanish
Crested Iris
arrastramiento Mazus
In Greek
Crested Iris
υφέρπουσα Mazus
In Portuguese
Crested Iris
Creeping Mazus
In Polish
Czubaty Iris
Creeping Mazus
In Latin
iubatum Iris
reptilia Alba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Anthophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Asparagales
Scrophulariales
Family
Iridaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Iris
Mazus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Irideae
Mimuleae
Subfamily
Iridoideae
Mimuloideae
Number of Species
21010
1
27800
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