Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Brazil
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
Yellow Bloodleaf, Herbst's Bloodleaf, Standley's Bloodleaf
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Number of Varieties
70-
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-155-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
1 - 7,15 - 17
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.24 cm1,000.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
20.32 cm200.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
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Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green, Purple
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Purple
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Purple
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
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Late Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular 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
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Wildlife
Birds, Insects
Allergy
Pollen
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
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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-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
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Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
IRESINE herbstii
Pinus balfouriana
Common Name
Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf
Foxtail pine
In Hindi
Bloodleaf Plant
foxtail pine
In German
Bloodleaf Pflanze
foxtail Kiefer
In French
Feuillesang Plante
sétaire pin
In Spanish
Planta Sangrienta
pino de cola de zorra
In Greek
Bloodleaf φυτών
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο
In Portuguese
Bloodleaf Planta
pinho foxtail
In Polish
Bloodleaf roślin
włośnica sosny
In Latin
Planta Bloodleaf
panicum pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Pinales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Iresine
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
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Tribe
Gomphreneae
Pineae
Subfamily
Gomphrenoideae
Pinoideae
Number of Species
70111
1
27800
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