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Irisine
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Tender Perennial

Origin

-
-

Types

White Snowplant Tropical Bloodleaf Juba's Bush Yellow Bloodleaf Standley's Bloodleaf Rootstock Bloodleaf
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Number of Varieties

15120
0 40000
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Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, Suburban areas
Humid climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

11-129-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12-10

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm35.60 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Green
Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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
Requires watering in 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

Soil Type

Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade

Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Scale, Whiteflies
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Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Insignificant

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Insects
-

Allergy

-
Mouth itching, Throat itching, Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification
Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Indoor Air Purification, Very little waste

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Rheumatism

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Rhizomes

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
Leaves used for wrapping food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IRESINE 'Blazin' Rose'
HOMALOMENA Wallisii

Common Name

Blazin' Rose Iresine, Bloodleaf, Irisine
Homalomena

In Hindi

Iresine
Homalomena

In German

Iresine
Homalomena

In French

Iresine
Homalomena

In Spanish

Iresine
Homalomena

In Greek

Iresine
Homalomena

In Portuguese

Iresine
homalomena

In Polish

Iresine
Homalomena

In Latin

Iresine
Homalomena

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales
Arales

Family

Amaranthaceae
Araceae

Genus

Iresine
Homalomena

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Gomphrenoideae
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Number of Species

25122
1 27800
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Difference Between Irisine and Homalomena

If you are confused whether Irisine or Homalomena 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 Irisine and Homalomena Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Irisine are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Homalomena fertilizers required are fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Irisine and Homalomena if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Irisine and Homalomena

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Irisine and Homalomena. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Irisine and Homalomena 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 Irisine is whereas of Homalomena is Rheumatism. Irisine has beauty benefits as follows: while Homalomena has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Irisine vs Homalomena

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 Irisine vs Homalomena 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 Irisine are whereas of Homalomena have Mouth itching, Throat itching and Toxic respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Irisine has no showy fruits and Homalomena has no showy fruits. Also Irisine is not flowering and Homalomena is not flowering . You can compare Irisine and Homalomena facts and facts of other plants too.