Japanese Honeysuckle

Bloodleaf

About Japanese Honeysuckle and Bloodleaf

Japanese Honeysuckle

Bloodleaf

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia

Brazil

1.4 Types

Not Available

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA70

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Barren waste areas, disturbed sites, Fields, Forests, Wet lands

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-1111-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

800.00 cm15.24 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

800.00 cm20.32 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Red, Green, Purple

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Red, Green, Purple

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Red, Green, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Well drained

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Winter, Spring, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry

Medium

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

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

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Insects, Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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, Food for birds

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever, Sore throat, Stomach aliments

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Lonicera japonica

IRESINE herbstii

7.2 Common Name

Japanese Honeysuckle, suikazura, jinyinhua

Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf

7.2.1 In Hindi

जापानी Honeysuckle

Bloodleaf Plant

7.2.2 In German

Japanese Honeysuckle

Bloodleaf Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Chèvrefeuille japonais

Feuillesang Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

madreselva japonesa

Planta Sangrienta

7.2.5 In Greek

Το ιαπωνικό αγιόκλημα

Bloodleaf φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Honeysuckle japonês

Bloodleaf Planta

7.2.7 In Polish

wiciokrzew japoński

Bloodleaf roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

CISSANTHEMOS Italica

Planta Bloodleaf

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Dipsacales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Caprifoliaceae

Amaranthaceae

8.6 Genus

Lonicera

Iresine

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Gomphreneae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Gomphrenoideae

8.10 Number of Species

18070

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Honeysuckle and Bloodleaf

Wondering what are the properties of Japanese Honeysuckle and Bloodleaf? We provide you with everything About Japanese Honeysuckle and Bloodleaf. Japanese Honeysuckle doesn't have thorns and Bloodleaf doesn't have thorns. Also Japanese Honeysuckle does not have fragrant flowers. Japanese Honeysuckle has allergic reactions like poisonous if ingested and Skin irritation and Bloodleaf has allergic reactions like poisonous if ingested and Skin irritation. 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 Japanese Honeysuckle and Bloodleaf and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Bloodleaf

Season and care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Bloodleaf is important to know. While considering everything about Japanese Honeysuckle and Bloodleaf Care, growing season is an essential factor. Japanese Honeysuckle season is Summer and Bloodleaf season is Summer. The type of soil for Japanese Honeysuckle is Well drained and for Bloodleaf is Loam while the PH of soil for Japanese Honeysuckle is Neutral and for Bloodleaf is Acidic, Neutral.

Japanese Honeysuckle and Bloodleaf Physical Information

Japanese Honeysuckle and Bloodleaf physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Honeysuckle height is 800.00 cm and width 800.00 cm whereas Bloodleaf height is 15.24 cm and width 20.32 cm. The color specification of Japanese Honeysuckle and Bloodleaf are as follows:

Japanese Honeysuckle flower color: White and Yellow
Japanese Honeysuckle leaf color: Green
Bloodleaf flower color: Not Available
Bloodleaf leaf color: Red, Green and Purple

Care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Bloodleaf

Care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Bloodleaf include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Honeysuckle pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and 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. In summer Japanese Honeysuckle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bloodleaf needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.