How to tend a Iris domestica
Also known as: Vanilla domestica (L.) Druce, Ixia chinensis L., Ixia ensifolia Noronha, Moraea chinensis (L.) Thunb., Moraea guttata (Stokes) Stokes, Pardanthus nepalensis Sweet, Pardanthus sinensis Van Houtte, Pardanthus chinensis (L.) Ker Gawl., Belamcanda chinensis (L.) Redouté, Belamcanda chinensis var. taiwanensis S.S.Ying, Belamcanda flabellata Grey, Belamcanda pampaninii H.Lév., Belamcanda punctata Moench, Bermudiana guttata Stokes, Gemmingia chinensis (L.) Kuntze, Ferraria crocea Salisb., Belamcanda chinensis var. curtata Makino, Belamcanda chinensis f. vulgaris Makino, Belamcanda chinensis f. flava Makino, Gemmingia chinensis f. aureoflora Makino, Gemmingia chinensis f. rubriflora Makino, Epidendrum domesticum L., Moraea chinensis (L.) Collander
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Only need keep soil moist
Sunlight
Like half shade, may grow in places with bright scattered light
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Apply fertilizers monthly in vegetative stages
Pruning
Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Southern Africa, Tropical Americas
- Category
- Iridaceae, Belamcanda
- Size
- Diameter ⥠20 cm, height 15-20 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period June-August, fruiting period July-September
- Flower colors
- orange red, with scattered purple brown dots, fruit color yellow green
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