Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
-
Australia
Types
Switchgrass
Eucalyptus crebra, Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Number of Varieties
4504
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
gardens, Mountain tops, Open Forest, Roadsides, Tropical regions, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-3
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Indigo
White, Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green, Light Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
Moist
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Requires watering in the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
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
Moist
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Pollution and Soil Compaction, Salt
Flowers
-
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
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Deers
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
small hedge
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Cold
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Biofuel
Medicinal oil, Used as firewood, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
PANICUM
EUCALYPTUS sideroxylon
Common Name
Panicum
Ironbark
In Hindi
panikom
Ironbark
In German
panikom
Ironbark
In French
panikom
Ironbark
In Spanish
panikom
Ironbark
In Greek
Panicum
Ironbark
In Portuguese
Panicum
Ironbark
In Polish
Panicum
Ironbark
In Latin
Panicum
Ironbark
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
Liliopsida
-
Order
Poales
Myrtales
Family
Poaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Panicum
Eucalyptus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Eucalypteae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
450700
1
27800
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