Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Brazil
South Africa
Types
Yellow Bloodleaf, Herbst's Bloodleaf, Standley's Bloodleaf
Perennials
Number of Varieties
7015
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
Temperate Regions, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-159-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.24 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.32 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow, Red, Orange
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green, Purple
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Purple
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Purple
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Water more in summer
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
Partial shade, Full 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
fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Wildlife
Insects
Allergy
Pollen
Asthma, breathing problems, Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
IRESINE herbstii
CLIVIA miniata
Common Name
Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf
Clivia
In Hindi
Bloodleaf Plant
Clivia
In German
Bloodleaf Pflanze
Clivia
In French
Feuillesang Plante
Clivia
In Spanish
Planta Sangrienta
Clivia
In Greek
Bloodleaf φυτών
κλίβια
In Portuguese
Bloodleaf Planta
Clivia
In Polish
Bloodleaf roślin
Clivia
In Latin
Planta Bloodleaf
Clivia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Asparagales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Iresine
Clivia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Gomphreneae
-
Subfamily
Gomphrenoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
7010
1
27800
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