Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Tender Perennial
Origin
Africa
-
Types
C. papyrus, C. papyrus 'Nanus
White Snowplant
Tropical Bloodleaf
Juba's Bush
Yellow Bloodleaf
Standley's Bloodleaf
Rootstock Bloodleaf
Number of Varieties
215
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Lakes, Shores of rivers or lakes, sluggish streams and rivers, Swamps
gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, Suburban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-1111-12
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-7
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Tan
White, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering
Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply, 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
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
fungus
Mealybugs, Scale, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Hummingbirds
Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Heals minor burns, Wounds
-
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Whole plant
Other Uses
Constructing Boats, Used as fuel, Used in paper industry
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
CYPERUS 'Wild Spike'
IRESINE 'Blazin' Rose'
Common Name
Papyrus, Wild Spike Cyperus
Blazin' Rose Iresine, Bloodleaf, Irisine
In Hindi
पेपिरस संयंत्र
Iresine
In German
ägyptischen Papyrus-Pflanze
Iresine
In French
Papyrus égyptien
Iresine
In Spanish
Papiro egipcio
Iresine
In Greek
αιγυπτιακό πάπυρο
Iresine
In Portuguese
Papiro egípcio
Iresine
In Polish
Papiro egipcio
Iresine
In Latin
CHARTA
Iresine
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Agaricomycetes
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Caryophyllales
Family
Cyperaceae
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Iresine
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Cariceae
-
Subfamily
Cyperoideae
Gomphrenoideae
Number of Species
125
1
27800
👆🏻