Desert Ironwood

Barley

About Desert Ironwood and Barley

Desert Ironwood

Barley

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico

North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood

Hulled Barley, Hulless Barley, Barley Grits

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA8

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas

Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-12Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Pink, Lavender

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Chocolate, Black

Brown, Gold

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Gray

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Gray

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Gray

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small oblong

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water

Requires watering in the growing season

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Do not prune during shooting season

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Eczema, Headache, Itchiness, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Watery eyes, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Asthma, Bronchitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Stem

Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Carvings, Knife handles

Used As Food, Used in making beverages

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OLNEYA tesota

HORDEUM vulgare

7.2 Common Name

Ironwood

Barley

7.2.1 In Hindi

रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड

जौ

7.2.2 In German

Wüsteneisenholz

Gerste

7.2.3 In French

désert Ironwood

orge

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ironwood desierto

cebada

7.2.5 In Greek

Ironwood έρημο

κριθάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

deserto Ironwood

cevada

7.2.7 In Polish

pustynia Ironwood

jęczmień

7.2.8 In Latin

desert ironwood

hordei

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Olneya

Hordeum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Robinieae

Triticeae

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Desert Ironwood and Barley

Wondering what are the properties of Desert Ironwood and Barley? We provide you with everything About Desert Ironwood and Barley. Desert Ironwood has thorns and Barley doesn't have thorns. Also Desert Ironwood does not have fragrant flowers. Desert Ironwood has allergic reactions like Not Available and Barley has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Desert Ironwood and Barley and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Desert Ironwood and Barley

Season and care of Desert Ironwood and Barley is important to know. While considering everything about Desert Ironwood and Barley Care, growing season is an essential factor. Desert Ironwood season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Barley season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Desert Ironwood is Loam, Sand and for Barley is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Desert Ironwood is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Barley is Not Available.

Desert Ironwood and Barley Physical Information

Desert Ironwood and Barley physical information is very important for comparison. Desert Ironwood height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Barley height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Desert Ironwood and Barley are as follows:

Desert Ironwood flower color: White, Light Pink and Lavender
Desert Ironwood leaf color: Gray Green
Barley flower color: Not Available
Barley leaf color: Green, Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Desert Ironwood and Barley

Care of Desert Ironwood and Barley include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Desert Ironwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Barley pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season. In summer Desert Ironwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Barley needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.