1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Southern Asia
1.4 Types
not available
African iris, Large wild iris, Cape iris
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Not Available
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
Not Available
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm70.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm50.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
White, Yellow, Blue, Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
Green, Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial 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
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of 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
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply N-P-K
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
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
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
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
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, soil stabilisation, Windbreak
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Screen, useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Foundation
Bedding Plant, Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
DIETES grandiflora
7.2 Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Butterfly Iris
7.2.1 In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
तितली आइरिस प्लांट
7.2.2 In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Schmetterling Iris Pflanzen
7.2.3 In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Papillon Iris Plante
7.2.4 In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Planta del iris de la mariposa
7.2.5 In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Πεταλούδα Iris Φυτών
7.2.6 In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Borboleta da planta Iris
7.2.7 In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Butterfly Iris Roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Gloria Iris Planta
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species