Bloodleaf

Red Fescue

About Bloodleaf and Red Fescue

Bloodleaf

Red Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Brazil

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

1.4 Types

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

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

70NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

tropical environments

Wide range of ecological site

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-152-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

7 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.24 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.32 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Purple

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Purple

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Purple

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 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 grass to maintain level

4.8 Fertilizers

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

fertilize in fall

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects, Wildlife

Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover

Erosion control, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRESINE herbstii

FESTUCA rubra

7.2 Common Name

Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf

Red Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bloodleaf Plant

Red Fescue

7.2.2 In German

Bloodleaf Pflanze

Rotschwingel

7.2.3 In French

Feuillesang Plante

fétuque rouge

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta Sangrienta

festuca roja

7.2.5 In Greek

Bloodleaf φυτών

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bloodleaf Planta

Red festuca

7.2.7 In Polish

Bloodleaf roślin

Kostrzewa czerwona

7.2.8 In Latin

Planta Bloodleaf

Red Fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Amaranthaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Iresine

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Gomphreneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Gomphrenoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

70NA

1 27800

Properties of Bloodleaf and Red Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of Bloodleaf and Red Fescue? We provide you with everything About Bloodleaf and Red Fescue. Bloodleaf doesn't have thorns and Red Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also Bloodleaf does not have fragrant flowers. Bloodleaf has allergic reactions like Pollen and Red Fescue 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 Red Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bloodleaf and Red Fescue

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

Bloodleaf and Red Fescue Physical Information

Bloodleaf and Red Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Bloodleaf height is 15.24 cm and width 20.32 cm whereas Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Bloodleaf and Red Fescue are as follows:

Bloodleaf flower color: Not Available
Bloodleaf leaf color: Red, Green and Purple
Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Bloodleaf and Red Fescue

Care of Bloodleaf and Red Fescue 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 Red Fescue pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level. In summer Bloodleaf needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.