Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Origin
Brazil
Types
Yellow Bloodleaf, Herbst's Bloodleaf, Standley's Bloodleaf
Number of Varieties
70
Rank: 64 (Overall)
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.24 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.32 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
✔
✘
41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
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
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
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
-
Flower Petal Number
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Attracts
Insects, Wildlife
Allergy
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
IRESINE herbstii
Common Name
Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf
In Hindi
Bloodleaf Plant
In German
Bloodleaf Pflanze
In French
Feuillesang Plante
In Spanish
Planta Sangrienta
In Greek
Bloodleaf φυτών
In Portuguese
Bloodleaf Planta
In Polish
Bloodleaf roślin
In Latin
Planta Bloodleaf
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Iresine
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Gomphreneae
Subfamily
Gomphrenoideae
Number of Species
70
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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