Red Hot Poker

Bloodleaf

About Red Hot Poker and Bloodleaf

Red Hot Poker

Bloodleaf

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Brazil

1.4 Types

'Bees' Sunset, Buttercup, Nobilis

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA70

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp shores, Marshy ground

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-911-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-5

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

111.80 cm15.24 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

71.10 cm20.32 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Orange Red

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Red, Green, Purple

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Red, Green, Purple

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Red, Green, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Insects, Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin condition, Skin cleanser, Treatment of Dark Spots

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

KNIPHOFIA 'Alcazar'

IRESINE herbstii

7.2 Common Name

Red Hot Poker

Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Hot Poker

Bloodleaf Plant

7.2.2 In German

Red Hot Poker

Bloodleaf Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Red Hot Poker

Feuillesang Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Red Hot Poker

Planta Sangrienta

7.2.5 In Greek

Red Hot Poker

Bloodleaf φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red Hot Pôquer

Bloodleaf Planta

7.2.7 In Polish

Red Hot Poker

Bloodleaf roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Hot Rubrum Poker

Planta Bloodleaf

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Amaranthaceae

8.6 Genus

Kniphofia

Iresine

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Gomphreneae

8.9 Subfamily

Asphodeloideae

Gomphrenoideae

8.10 Number of Species

7270

1 27800

Properties of Red Hot Poker and Bloodleaf

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

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Season and Care of Red Hot Poker and Bloodleaf

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

Red Hot Poker and Bloodleaf Physical Information

Red Hot Poker and Bloodleaf physical information is very important for comparison. Red Hot Poker height is 111.80 cm and width 71.10 cm whereas Bloodleaf height is 15.24 cm and width 20.32 cm. The color specification of Red Hot Poker and Bloodleaf are as follows:

Red Hot Poker flower color: Orange and Orange Red
Red Hot Poker leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Bloodleaf flower color: Not Available
Bloodleaf leaf color: Red, Green and Purple

Care of Red Hot Poker and Bloodleaf

Care of Red Hot Poker and Bloodleaf include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Hot Poker pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves 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 Red Hot Poker 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.