Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Brazil
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Yellow Bloodleaf, Herbst's Bloodleaf, Standley's Bloodleaf
tecolate strain
Number of Varieties
702
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
Lawn, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-157-11
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
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.24 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.32 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green, Purple
Blue 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
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires plenty of water during the growing season
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
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
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
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single, Double, Semi-Double
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
Insects, pollinators
Allergy
Pollen
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Hanging Basket
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Basketary, deer resistant, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
IRESINE herbstii
RANUNCULUS asiaticus
Common Name
Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf
Garden Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup
In Hindi
Bloodleaf Plant
Persian Buttercup
In German
Bloodleaf Pflanze
Asiatischer Hahnenfuß
In French
Feuillesang Plante
Renoncule des fleuristes
In Spanish
Planta Sangrienta
Persian Buttercup
In Greek
Bloodleaf φυτών
Persian Buttercup
In Portuguese
Bloodleaf Planta
ranúnculo
In Polish
Bloodleaf roślin
Jaskier azjatycki
In Latin
Planta Bloodleaf
Persian Buttercup
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Caryophyllales
Ranunculales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Iresine
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Gomphreneae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
Gomphrenoideae
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Number of Species
70600
1
27800
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