Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
North America, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood
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Number of Varieties
58
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Dry areas
Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-122-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
7 - 1
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Yellow, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Chocolate, Black
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Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Gray
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Gray
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Gray
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small oblong
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
-
Corydalis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Carvings, Knife handles
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
OLNEYA tesota
CORYDALIS sempervirens
Common Name
Ironwood
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
In Hindi
रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड
Capnoides
In German
Wüsteneisenholz
Capnoides
In French
désert Ironwood
capnoides
In Spanish
Ironwood desierto
Capnoides
In Greek
Ironwood έρημο
Capnoides
In Portuguese
deserto Ironwood
Capnoides
In Polish
pustynia Ironwood
Capnoides
In Latin
desert ironwood
capnoides
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Basidiomycota
Class
Magnoliopsida
Agaricomycetes
Order
Fabales
Agaricales
Family
Fabaceae
Fumariaceae
Genus
Olneya
Hypholoma
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Robinieae
Fumarieae
Subfamily
Faboideae
Fumarioideae
Number of Species
301
1
27800
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