Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Tree
Origin
China, Japan
North America, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico
Types
-
Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood
Number of Varieties
305
0
40000
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Habitat
Well Drained
Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-98-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue Violet
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Chocolate, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gray Green, Gray
Shape
Leaf Shape
Rhomboid
Small oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
bees, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Wet Site, Variety of soil types
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Carvings, Knife handles
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
CARYOPTERIS incana
OLNEYA tesota
Common Name
bluebeard
you shu
Ironwood
In Hindi
Bluebeard
रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड
In German
Blaubart
Wüsteneisenholz
In French
Bluebeard
désert Ironwood
In Spanish
Barba Azul
Ironwood desierto
In Greek
Κυανοπώγωνα
Ironwood έρημο
In Portuguese
Barba Azul
deserto Ironwood
In Polish
Sinobrody
pustynia Ironwood
In Latin
Bluebeard
desert ironwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Fabales
Family
Verbenaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Caryopteris
Olneya
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Robinieae
Subfamily
-
Faboideae
Number of Species
730
1
27800
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