1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Brazil
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Blue, Burgundy, Lavender, Blue Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Sword-like
2.4 Thorns
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7% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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72% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Cut out old leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Balanced garden plant fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Rodent, Viruses
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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15% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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40% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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4% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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19% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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57% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.5 Showy Bark
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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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48% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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50% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
NEOMARICA caerulea
7.2 Common Name
Giant Apostle's Iris, Walking Iris
7.2.1 In Hindi
Walking Iris
7.2.2 In German
Gehen Iris
7.2.3 In French
Iris Marcher
7.2.4 In Spanish
caminar Iris
7.2.5 In Greek
περπάτημα Iris
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Andar Iris
7.2.7 In Polish
Walking Iris
7.2.8 In Latin
O Thaumantias
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Liliales
8.5 Family
Iridaceae
8.6 Genus
Neomarica
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Mariceae
8.9 Subfamily
Iridoideae
8.10 Number of Species