1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico
Southern Asia, India
1.4 Types
Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Dry areas
Subtropical climates, Tropical Climate
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
H1, H2, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
610.00 cm910.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Orange, Black
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Chocolate, Black
Bronze, Sandy Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Gray
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Gray
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Gray
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring
Early Spring, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Birds, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Anaemia, Kidney Disease
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
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Astringent, Diuretic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Stem
Flowers, Gum, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Carvings, Knife handles
Used as a dyeing color for fabric, used for making charcoal, Used to make leather, Used to prepare a traditional Holi colour
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
OLNEYA tesota
BUTEA monosperma
7.2 Common Name
Ironwood
Flame-of-the-forest, Parrot Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Wüsteneisenholz
Flamme -of -the- Wald
7.2.3 In French
désert Ironwood
Flame -of-the -forest
7.2.4 In Spanish
Ironwood desierto
Llama - de - la - bosque
7.2.5 In Greek
Ironwood έρημο
Φλόγα - of-the - δάσος
7.2.6 In Portuguese
deserto Ironwood
Chama -of-the -forest
7.2.7 In Polish
pustynia Ironwood
Płomień -of -the- las
7.2.8 In Latin
desert ironwood
Flamma -of - Silva
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species