Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Perennial
Origin
Caribbean, South America
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Types
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Dwarf Bearded Iris, Border Bearded Iris, Tall Bearded Iris
Number of Varieties
106
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40000
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Habitat
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
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USDA Hardiness Zone
10-153-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
850.00 cm91.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
Sky Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Ivory
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Yellow green, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Bacterial leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Fruit Bats
Bees
Allergy
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidiabetic, Asthma
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Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CECROPIA palmata
IRIS 'Abiqua Falls'
Common Name
Snakewood Tree
Bearded Iris
In Hindi
Snakewood Tree
Bearded Iris
In German
Schlangenholz -Baum
Schwertlilie
In French
Amourette Arbre
Iris barbu
In Spanish
Árbol de madera de serpiente
Iris barbudo
In Greek
Snakewood Tree
γενειοφόρος Iris
In Portuguese
Snakewood Tree
bearded Iris
In Polish
Snakewood Tree
brodaty Iris
In Latin
Snakewood Tree
Volunt barbati Iris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Embryophyta
Class
Eudicotyledoneae
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Order
Rosales
Asparagales
Family
Urticaceae
Iridaceae
Genus
Cecropia
Iris
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
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Irideae
Subfamily
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Iridoideae
Number of Species
61300
1
27800
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