Irisine

Pride of Barbados

About Irisine and Pride of Barbados

Irisine

Pride of Barbados

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Latin America and the Caribbean

1.4 Types

White Snowplant Tropical Bloodleaf Juba's Bush Yellow Bloodleaf Standley's Bloodleaf Rootstock Bloodleaf

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

15NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, Suburban areas

Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-129-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Green

Yellow, Red, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Multi-Color

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

bipinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply, Water more in summer

Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Scale, Whiteflies

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Bronchitis, Chest pain, Cough, Fever, Kidney Stones, Malaria, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Medicinal oil, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRESINE 'Blazin' Rose'

CAESALPINIA pulcherrima

7.2 Common Name

Blazin' Rose Iresine, Bloodleaf, Irisine

Pride of Barbados

7.2.1 In Hindi

Iresine

Pride of Barbados

7.2.2 In German

Iresine

Stolz von Barbados

7.2.3 In French

Iresine

Fierté de la Barbade

7.2.4 In Spanish

Iresine

Orgullo de Barbados

7.2.5 In Greek

Iresine

Υπερηφάνεια των Μπαρμπάντος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Iresine

Offs Pridi Varvias

7.2.7 In Polish

Iresine

Pridi offs Varvias

7.2.8 In Latin

Iresine

Pridi offs Varvias

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Amaranthaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Iresine

Caesalpinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Gomphrenoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

25NA

1 27800

Properties of Irisine and Pride of Barbados

Wondering what are the properties of Irisine and Pride of Barbados? We provide you with everything About Irisine and Pride of Barbados. Irisine doesn't have thorns and Pride of Barbados doesn't have thorns. Also Irisine does not have fragrant flowers. Irisine has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Pride of Barbados has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Irisine and Pride of Barbados and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Irisine and Pride of Barbados

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

Irisine and Pride of Barbados Physical Information

Irisine and Pride of Barbados physical information is very important for comparison. Irisine height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Pride of Barbados height is 240.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Irisine and Pride of Barbados are as follows:

Irisine flower color: White and Green
Irisine leaf color: Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red and Bronze
Pride of Barbados flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange
Pride of Barbados leaf color: Green

Care of Irisine and Pride of Barbados

Care of Irisine and Pride of Barbados include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Irisine pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads and Shape and thin as needed and Pride of Barbados pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Irisine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pride of Barbados needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.