Iris
About Iris
Iris is a relatively rare houseplant 🌿 that is isn’t challenging to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Iris likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Iris belongs to the Dietes genus, and is native to Southern and Eastern Africa.
Taxonomy
Dietes iridioides
Dietes
Iridaceae
Asparagales
How to care for Iris
How often to water your Iris
every 9
Iris needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Iris in your home
a window
Iris love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Iris does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Iris in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Iris
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Iris after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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I just noticed this on my african iris? Should I cut it off and plant it? And if so when and how?
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So my African Iris sprouts started getting very pale and droopy, was starting to get worried😅 I had been watering it relatively regularly (ignore the last watered on the plant's profile lol), it's in direct sunlight almost the whole day, right at my bedroom window and the pot has good drainage. When I noticed how pale and droopy the leaves were, I thought perhaps it was thirsty, so I gave it a nice deal of water. That evening the sprouts looked much livelier, the leaves weren't droopy anymore and were much greener, yay! The next day the leaves weren't getting much greener like they were before, even with some more water. I knew it couldn't be a light problem, so I added some homemade compost to the soil, thought perhaps it was lack of nutrients, and what do you know! The leaves are looking happy and healthy again😁 2 or 3 young sprouts are still white and most likely dead, but otherwise I'm really happy 😁 I need to transfer some of the older sprouts to bigger pots at some point, but so far this project has been quite the success and I'm really excited for my plant baby's future 😊 #AfricanIris #dietesgrandiflora
Care Summary for Iris
Iris
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
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