Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
Australia
North America, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico
Types
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Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood
Number of Varieties
35
0
40000
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Habitat
Canopy, Rainforest
Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-138-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
12-9
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Habit
Spreading
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Rose
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Gold, Brown
Chocolate, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Gray Green, Gray
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobulated
Small oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Root rot
Red blotch
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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, Wood
Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Edible seed, Used as Ornamental plant, Used to make wood shingles
Carvings, Knife handles
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
BRACHYCHITON discolor
OLNEYA tesota
Common Name
Bush Kurrajong, Pink Flame Tree, Queensland Lacebark
Ironwood
In Hindi
Pink Flame Tree
रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड
In German
Rosa Flame Tree
Wüsteneisenholz
In French
Flame Tree Rose
désert Ironwood
In Spanish
Pink árbol de la llama
Ironwood desierto
In Greek
Ροζ Φλόγα Δέντρο
Ironwood έρημο
In Portuguese
Árvore Chama Rosa
deserto Ironwood
In Polish
Różowy Flame Tree
pustynia Ironwood
In Latin
Pink arbor flamma
desert ironwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Fabales
Family
Sterculiaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
brachychiton
Olneya
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Sterculieae
Robinieae
Subfamily
Sterculioideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
130
1
27800
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