Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Brazil
Australia
Types
Yellow Bloodleaf, Herbst's Bloodleaf, Standley's Bloodleaf
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Number of Varieties
702
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40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
open forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-158-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval/Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.24 cm530.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.32 cm530.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green, Purple
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Purple
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Purple
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
In Summer
Lots of watering
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, 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
Prune after flowering
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Wildlife
-
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover
Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
IRESINE herbstii
Acacia retinodes
Common Name
Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
In Hindi
Bloodleaf Plant
Silver Wattle
In German
Bloodleaf Pflanze
Silver Wattle
In French
Feuillesang Plante
Mimosa d'été
In Spanish
Planta Sangrienta
acacia amarilla
In Greek
Bloodleaf φυτών
ασήμι μιμόζα
In Portuguese
Bloodleaf Planta
Acacia retinodes
In Polish
Bloodleaf roślin
Silver Wattle
In Latin
Planta Bloodleaf
Silver Wattle
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Fabales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Iresine
Acacia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Gomphreneae
-
Subfamily
Gomphrenoideae
-
Number of Species
70950
1
27800
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