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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Perennial

Origin

Brazil
China, Japan, Korea

Types

Yellow Bloodleaf, Herbst's Bloodleaf, Standley's Bloodleaf
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Number of Varieties

707
0 40000
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Habitat

tropical environments
Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland

USDA Hardiness Zone

11-157-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.24 cm20.30 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

20.32 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Blue Violet

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Purple
Black

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Purple
Black

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Purple
Gray

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Black

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
Root Division

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium
Regular watering during dry periods

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Insects, Wildlife
Hummingbirds

Allergy

Pollen
Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Borders

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Antipyretic, Antiscrophulatic, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Root

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IRESINE herbstii
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Common Name

Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf
Black Mondo Grass, black mondo

In Hindi

Bloodleaf Plant
Black Mondo Grass

In German

Bloodleaf Pflanze
Mondo Gras Busch

In French

Feuillesang Plante
Black Mondo Grass

In Spanish

Planta Sangrienta
entre el césped

In Greek

Bloodleaf φυτών
Black Mondo Grass

In Portuguese

Bloodleaf Planta
Black Mondo Grass

In Polish

Bloodleaf roślin
Black Mondo Grass

In Latin

Planta Bloodleaf
Black Mondo Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales
Liliales

Family

Amaranthaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Iresine
Ophiopogon

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Gomphreneae
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Subfamily

Gomphrenoideae
-

Number of Species

7050
1 27800
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Difference Between Bloodleaf and Black Mondo Grass

If you are confused whether Bloodleaf or Black Mondo Grass are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Bloodleaf and Black Mondo Grass Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Bloodleaf are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks, whereas for Black Mondo Grass fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Bloodleaf and Black Mondo Grass if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Bloodleaf and Black Mondo Grass

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Bloodleaf and Black Mondo Grass. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Bloodleaf and Black Mondo Grass as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Bloodleaf is whereas of Black Mondo Grass is Antipyretic, Antiscrophulatic, Antitussive and Aphrodisiac. Bloodleaf has beauty benefits as follows: while Black Mondo Grass has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Bloodleaf vs Black Mondo Grass

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Bloodleaf vs Black Mondo Grass and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Bloodleaf are Pollen whereas of Black Mondo Grass have Asthma respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Bloodleaf has no showy fruits and Black Mondo Grass has no showy fruits. Also Bloodleaf is not flowering and Black Mondo Grass is flowering. You can compare Bloodleaf and Black Mondo Grass facts and facts of other plants too.