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What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial

Type
Tender Perennial

Origin
-

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

Number of Varieties
15 97

Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, Suburban areas

USDA Hardiness Zone
11-12

AHS Heat Zone
12-1

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
45.70 cm 100

Minimum Width
30.50 cm 100

Plant Color

Flower Color
White, Green

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
Fast

Type of Soil
Loam

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
-

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

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

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Scale, Whiteflies

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
No

Attracts
Insects

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
-

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant

Other Uses
Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
IRESINE 'Blazin' Rose'

Common Name
Blazin' Rose Iresine, Bloodleaf, Irisine

In Hindi
Iresine

In German
Iresine

In French
Iresine

In Spanish
Iresine

In Greek
Iresine

In Portuguese
Iresine

In Polish
Iresine

In Latin
Iresine

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Caryophyllales

Family
Amaranthaceae

Genus
Iresine

Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe
-

Subfamily
Gomphrenoideae

Number of Species
25 100

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Properties of Irisine

Want to know the properties of Irisine? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Irisine is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Irisine Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Irisine Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Irisine. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Irisine physical information is as follows: 45.70 cm tall and 30.50 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Heart-shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Irisine

Taking Irisine Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Irisine include pruning, which should be 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. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Irisine

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Irisine is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual and Perennial plant. Irisine is a very important plant from Tender Perennial. There are 15 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: White Snowplant Tropical Bloodleaf Juba's Bush Yellow Bloodleaf Standley's Bloodleaf Rootstock Bloodleaf. This plant's habitat is gardens, Grassland, Roadsides and Suburban areas and it comes in the hardiness zone 11-12. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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