1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Turkey
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Terrestrial
Cultivated Beds, meadows
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
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
21,22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
10.20 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
15.20 cm12.70 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Lavender, Blue Violet
White, Light Green, Silver
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sea Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Oblong-lanceolate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Water soluble fertilizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
No serious insect or disease problems
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
5.12 Allergy
Skin irritation
Dermatitis, Poisonous to grazing animals
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Certain forms of cancer, Homeopathy
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Alpine, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
IRIS pumila
ORNITHOGALUM balansae
7.2 Common Name
Dwarf Iris
Star-of-Bethlehem
7.2.1 In Hindi
Dwarf Iris
Star-of-Bethlehem
7.2.2 In German
Zwergiris
Stern -of- Bethlehem
7.2.3 In French
Dwarf Iris
Star- de - Bethléem
7.2.4 In Spanish
Enano Iris
Estrella de Belen
7.2.5 In Greek
νάνος Ίρις
Star- of- Βηθλεέμ
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Dwarf Iris
Star of -Bethlehem
7.2.7 In Polish
Dwarf Iris
Star- of- Betlejem
7.2.8 In Latin
Iris Dwarf
Star of Bethlehem ,
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Iridoideae
Ornithogaloideae
8.10 Number of Species