Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Brazil
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Yellow Bloodleaf, Herbst's Bloodleaf, Standley's Bloodleaf
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
701600
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-1510-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.24 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.32 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green, Purple
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Purple
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Purple
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
-
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
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
Neutral
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
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, 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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Wildlife
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
IRESINE herbstii
PROTEA
Common Name
Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Bloodleaf Plant
Protea plant
In German
Bloodleaf Pflanze
Protea Pflanze
In French
Feuillesang Plante
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Planta Sangrienta
planta de protea
In Greek
Bloodleaf φυτών
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Bloodleaf Planta
planta Protea
In Polish
Bloodleaf roślin
Protea roślin
In Latin
Planta Bloodleaf
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Proteales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Iresine
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Gomphreneae
Proteae
Subfamily
Gomphrenoideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
701600
1
27800
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