False Indigo

Desert Ironwood

About False Indigo and Desert Ironwood

False Indigo

Desert Ironwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Tree

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

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

1.4 Types

Blue False Indigo White False Indigo

Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Warmer regions

Desert, Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-8

8-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

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

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

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610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

White, Light Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green

Chocolate, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Gray Green, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Small oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

Not Available

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Carvings, Knife handles

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AMORPHA canescens

OLNEYA tesota

7.2 Common Name

False Indigo

Ironwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

इंडिगो

रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड

7.2.2 In German

falsches Indigo

Wüsteneisenholz

7.2.3 In French

faux Indigo

désert Ironwood

7.2.4 In Spanish

Falso Indigo

Ironwood desierto

7.2.5 In Greek

Λάθος Indigo

Ironwood έρημο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

false Indigo

deserto Ironwood

7.2.7 In Polish

fałsz Indigo

pustynia Ironwood

7.2.8 In Latin

falsum indicum

desert ironwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Amorpha

Olneya

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Robinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of False Indigo and Desert Ironwood

Wondering what are the properties of False Indigo and Desert Ironwood? We provide you with everything About False Indigo and Desert Ironwood. False Indigo doesn't have thorns and Desert Ironwood doesn't have thorns. Also False Indigo does not have fragrant flowers. False Indigo has allergic reactions like Not Available and Desert Ironwood 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 False Indigo and Desert Ironwood and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of False Indigo and Desert Ironwood

Season and care of False Indigo and Desert Ironwood is important to know. While considering everything about False Indigo and Desert Ironwood Care, growing season is an essential factor. False Indigo season is Summer and Fall and Desert Ironwood season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for False Indigo is Loam, Sand and for Desert Ironwood is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for False Indigo is Neutral, Alkaline and for Desert Ironwood is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

False Indigo and Desert Ironwood Physical Information

False Indigo and Desert Ironwood physical information is very important for comparison. False Indigo height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Desert Ironwood height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of False Indigo and Desert Ironwood are as follows:

False Indigo flower color: Purple
False Indigo leaf color: Light Green, Gray Green and Gray
Desert Ironwood flower color: White, Light Pink and Lavender
Desert Ironwood leaf color: Gray Green

Care of False Indigo and Desert Ironwood

Care of False Indigo and Desert Ironwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. False Indigo pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Desert Ironwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer False Indigo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Desert Ironwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.