×

Hyacinth
Hyacinth

Bloodleaf
Bloodleaf



ADD
Compare
X
Hyacinth
X
Bloodleaf

Compare Hyacinth and Bloodleaf

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual and Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial

Origin

Mediterranean, Western Asia
Brazil

Types

Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
Yellow Bloodleaf, Herbst's Bloodleaf, Standley's Bloodleaf

Number of Varieties

3070
0 40000
👆🏻

Habitat

Mediterranean region
tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-911-15
0 99
👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-1
12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm15.24 cm
0 3900
👆🏻

Minimum Width

5.10 cm20.32 cm
0 6350
👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Red, Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Red, Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
Red, Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long slender
Oval

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium
Medium

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

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought

Facts

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Insects
Insects, Wildlife

Allergy

Asthma
Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

-
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Leaves

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Hyacinthus orientalis
IRESINE herbstii

Common Name

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf

In Hindi

ह्यचीन्थ
Bloodleaf Plant

In German

Hyazinthe
Bloodleaf Pflanze

In French

jacinthe
Feuillesang Plante

In Spanish

jacinto
Planta Sangrienta

In Greek

υάκινθος
Bloodleaf φυτών

In Portuguese

jacinto
Bloodleaf Planta

In Polish

hiacynt
Bloodleaf roślin

In Latin

et hyacinthinas,
Planta Bloodleaf

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Caryophyllales

Family

Liliaceae
Amaranthaceae

Genus

Hyacinthus
Iresine

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Gomphreneae

Subfamily

Scilloideae
Gomphrenoideae

Number of Species

370
1 27800
👆🏻

Difference Between Hyacinth and Bloodleaf

If you are confused whether Hyacinth or Bloodleaf are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Hyacinth and Bloodleaf Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Hyacinth are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer and Time release fertilizer, whereas for Bloodleaf fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Hyacinth and Bloodleaf if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

<Flowering Plants

Importance of Hyacinth and Bloodleaf

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Hyacinth and Bloodleaf. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Hyacinth and Bloodleaf as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Hyacinth is whereas of Bloodleaf is . Hyacinth has beauty benefits as follows: while Bloodleaf has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Hyacinth vs Bloodleaf

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Hyacinth vs Bloodleaf and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Hyacinth are Asthma whereas of Bloodleaf have Pollen respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Hyacinth has no showy fruits and Bloodleaf has no showy fruits. Also Hyacinth is not flowering and Bloodleaf is not flowering . You can compare Hyacinth and Bloodleaf facts and facts of other plants too.