Bloodleaf

Foxtail pine

About Bloodleaf and Foxtail pine

Bloodleaf

Foxtail pine

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

Brazil

Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia

Types

Yellow Bloodleaf, Herbst's Bloodleaf, Standley's Bloodleaf

Number of Varieties

70-

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

tropical environments

Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

11-155-8

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1 - 7,15 - 17

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.24 cm1,000.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

20.32 cm200.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Purple

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Purple

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Purple

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Needle like

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting

Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

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

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Insects, Wildlife

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IRESINE herbstii

Pinus balfouriana

Common Name

Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf

Foxtail pine

In Hindi

Bloodleaf Plant

foxtail pine

In German

Bloodleaf Pflanze

foxtail Kiefer

In French

Feuillesang Plante

sétaire pin

In Spanish

Planta Sangrienta

pino de cola de zorra

In Greek

Bloodleaf φυτών

αλωπέκουρου πεύκο

In Portuguese

Bloodleaf Planta

pinho foxtail

In Polish

Bloodleaf roślin

włośnica sosny

In Latin

Planta Bloodleaf

panicum pinus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Coniferophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Pinales

Family

Amaranthaceae

Pinaceae

Genus

Iresine

Pinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Gomphreneae

Pineae

Subfamily

Gomphrenoideae

Pinoideae

Number of Species

70111

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Bloodleaf and Foxtail pine

Wondering what are the properties of Bloodleaf and Foxtail pine? We provide you with everything About Bloodleaf and Foxtail pine. Bloodleaf doesn't have thorns and Foxtail pine doesn't have thorns. Also Bloodleaf does not have fragrant flowers. Bloodleaf has allergic reactions like Pollen and Foxtail pine has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bloodleaf and Foxtail pine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Perennial Flowers » More

Bloodleaf and Louisiana Iris

Bloodleaf and Dwarf Bearded Iris

Bloodleaf and Victoria Falls Iris

» More Compare Perennial Flowers

Season and Care of Bloodleaf and Foxtail pine

Season and care of Bloodleaf and Foxtail pine is important to know. While considering everything about Bloodleaf and Foxtail pine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bloodleaf season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Foxtail pine season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Bloodleaf is Loam and for Foxtail pine is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bloodleaf is Acidic, Neutral and for Foxtail pine is Acidic, Neutral.

Bloodleaf and Foxtail pine Physical Information

Bloodleaf and Foxtail pine physical information is very important for comparison. Bloodleaf height is 15.24 cm and width 20.32 cm whereas Foxtail pine height is 1,000.00 cm and width 200.00 cm. The color specification of Bloodleaf and Foxtail pine are as follows:

Bloodleaf flower color:
Bloodleaf leaf color: Red, Green and Purple
Foxtail pine flower color:
Foxtail pine leaf color: Green

Care of Bloodleaf and Foxtail pine

Care of Bloodleaf and Foxtail pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bloodleaf pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Foxtail pine pruning is done Prune once the plant is tall enough and Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Bloodleaf needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Foxtail pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.