Life Span
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Origin
Europe
Types
-
Number of Varieties
6
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
dry rocky watercourses
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
8-1
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
71.10 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue Violet, Lavender, Purple, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate to elliptical
Thorns
✔
✘
5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Rhizome division
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Billbugs, Borers, Fungal leaf spots
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
96% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Attracts
Butterflies
Allergy
Gastric disturbances, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Juice of fresh root used for treatment of dropsy
Part of Plant Used
Root
Other Uses
Making Perfumes, Used as a flavouring in food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Iris germanica
Common Name
German Iris
In Hindi
German Iris
In German
German Iris
In French
German Iris
In Spanish
German Iris
In Greek
German Iris
In Portuguese
German Iris
In Polish
German Iris
In Latin
German Iris
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Iris
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Irideae
Subfamily
Iridoideae
Number of Species
300
Rank: 55 (Overall)
1
27800
👆🏻