Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Perennial
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
Russia, Siberia, China, Japan
Types
-
Iris ensata, Iris japonica
Number of Varieties
4060
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Boggy areas, gardens, meadows, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
9-1
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Violet
Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Layering, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
Do Not over Water, Water Deeply, Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Dry
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
-
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Red blotch, Rhizome rot, Slugs, Snails, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought, Full Sun, Variety of soil types
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, pollinators
Bees, Butterflies, Flies, Snails
Allergy
Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Flavonoids
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bog Garden, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Laxative
Alterative, Anthelmintic, Antidote, Appetizer, Depurative, Diuretic, Hepatitis
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used As Food
Basketary, Fibre
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Bog Garden, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
LAMIUM amplexicaule
IRIS ensata
Common Name
Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle
Iris
Japanese iris
In Hindi
henbit deadnettle
Japanese iris
In German
henbit deadnettle
Japanese iris
In French
henbit deadnettle
iris Xapanese
In Spanish
deadnettle henbit
Iris Xapanese
In Greek
αυλακόχορτου deadnettle
ιαπωνική ίριδα
In Portuguese
henbit deadnettle
íris japonesa
In Polish
Henbit jasnota
japońskie iris
In Latin
henbit deadnettle
Iris Italica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Asparagales
Family
Lamiaceae
Iridaceae
Genus
Lamium
Iris
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2660
1
27800
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