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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Fern

Origin

Brazil
World, Pandemic

Types

Yellow Bloodleaf, Herbst's Bloodleaf, Standley's Bloodleaf
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Number of Varieties

702
0 40000
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Habitat

tropical environments
Woodland Garden

USDA Hardiness Zone

11-15-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
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Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
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Habit

Oval or Rounded
Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.24 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

20.32 cm60.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

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Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Purple
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Purple
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Purple
Gold, Brown

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Strap shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

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

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Full Sun

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering

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, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Caterpillars

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Full Sun

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

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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
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Pollen
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IRESINE herbstii
Pteridium aquilinum

Common Name

Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf
Bracken, brake, common bracken

In Hindi

Bloodleaf Plant
bracken

In German

Bloodleaf Pflanze
Adlerfarn

In French

Feuillesang Plante
fougère

In Spanish

Planta Sangrienta
helecho

In Greek

Bloodleaf φυτών
φτέρη

In Portuguese

Bloodleaf Planta
samambaia

In Polish

Bloodleaf roślin
orlica

In Latin

Planta Bloodleaf
bracken

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida

Order

Caryophyllales
Polypodiales

Family

Amaranthaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae

Genus

Iresine
Pteridium

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
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Tribe

Gomphreneae
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Subfamily

Gomphrenoideae
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Number of Species

7011
1 27800
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Difference Between Bloodleaf and Bracken

If you are confused whether Bloodleaf or Bracken 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 Bracken 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 Bracken fertilizers required are Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Bloodleaf and Bracken if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Bloodleaf and Bracken

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Bloodleaf and Bracken. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Bloodleaf and Bracken 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 Bracken is Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice and Tonic. Bloodleaf has beauty benefits as follows: while Bracken has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Bloodleaf vs Bracken

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 Bracken 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 Bracken have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Bloodleaf has no showy fruits and Bracken has no showy fruits. Also Bloodleaf is not flowering and Bracken is not flowering . You can compare Bloodleaf and Bracken facts and facts of other plants too.