white ironbark
Eucalyptus leucoxylon · Myrtaceae
white ironbark (Eucalyptus leucoxylon) is catalogued by the USDA PLANTS database. USDA records it as hardy in zone 9 and warmer, down to about 22°F.
⚠ Allelopathic. USDA flags this plant as releasing compounds that can suppress the growth of plants near it. Give neighbours extra room, and expect some companions to struggle regardless of how well their conditions match.
Both flags are quoted from USDA PLANTS, not inferred.
At a glance
| Mature height | 50 ft USDA |
|---|---|
| Light | full-sun USDA |
| Water need | medium USDA |
| Growth rate | rapid USDA |
| Soil pH | 6–8.5 USDA |
| Bloom | December–February USDA |
| Flower color | Red USDA |
| Hardiness zones | 9 and warmer USDA |
| Nursery availability | Contracting Only USDA |
USDA quoted from the USDA PLANTS database · Derived computed by a fixed rule from those columns. No value on this page is estimated.
Growing conditions
It needs full sun. USDA rates it as having moderate water needs. It is recorded on soils from pH 6 to 8.5 — a broad range that spans acidic through mildly alkaline ground. Its cold limit is zone 9; USDA publishes no warm-end limit, so gardeners in warmer zones should check local heat tolerance separately.
Size and growth
At maturity it reaches about 50 ft, making it a substantial woody plant. It grows quickly, which matters when you are timing a planting around the layers above it.
Bloom period
USDA records a bloom period of December through February. The flower color USDA records is red. Bloom timing is how the Guild Builder overlaps flowering across a planting so something is in flower for as much of the season as possible.
Bloom period is a claim about when this plant flowers. It is deliberately not a pollinator rating — no dataset we trust publishes one, so we do not make that claim. See Data & sources.
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Others in Eucalyptus
- river redgum Eucalyptus camaldulensis
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- grand eucalyptus Eucalyptus grandis
- spotted gum Eucalyptus maculata
Where this data comes from
Every value on this page comes from the USDA PLANTS database record for symbol EULE13, or is computed from those values by a fixed rule. Nothing here is estimated or model-generated. Where USDA publishes no value, this page omits the claim rather than filling the gap.
allelopath— quoted from USDA PLANTSbloom_end— quoted from USDA PLANTSbloom_start— quoted from USDA PLANTScommercial_availability— quoted from USDA PLANTSflower_color— quoted from USDA PLANTSgrowth_rate— quoted from USDA PLANTSmature_height_ft— quoted from USDA PLANTSmoisture— quoted from USDA PLANTSnitrogen_fixer— quoted from USDA PLANTSpet_safe— quoted from USDA PLANTSph_max— quoted from USDA PLANTSph_min— quoted from USDA PLANTSshade_tolerance— quoted from USDA PLANTStemperature_min_f— quoted from USDA PLANTSzone_min— quoted from USDA PLANTS
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