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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Fruits, Trees

Origin

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Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

Types

White Snowplant Tropical Bloodleaf Juba's Bush Yellow Bloodleaf Standley's Bloodleaf Rootstock Bloodleaf
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima

Number of Varieties

151
0 40000
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Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, Suburban areas
Dry areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
-

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
-

Habit

Upright/Erect
-

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm800.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm900.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Green
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

-
Greyish Brown, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Autumn

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Rich

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Late Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Budding, Layering, root cutting, 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
Do not water excessively

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
Rich

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Scale, Whiteflies
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Insects
-

Allergy

-
Gastric

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Good Cleanser

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
-

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Fruits

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Edible, Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IRESINE 'Blazin' Rose'
Limonia acidissima

Common Name

Blazin' Rose Iresine, Bloodleaf, Irisine
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

In Hindi

Iresine
कबिट

In German

Iresine
Indischer Holzapfel

In French

Iresine
Kawista

In Spanish

Iresine
Kawista

In Greek

Iresine
γλυκό ασβέστη

In Portuguese

Iresine
Limonia

In Polish

Iresine
Feronia słoniowa

In Latin

Iresine
dulcis ad cinerem

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales
Sapindales

Family

Amaranthaceae
Rutaceae

Genus

Iresine
Limonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Citreae

Subfamily

Gomphrenoideae
Aurantioideae

Number of Species

251
1 27800
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Difference Between Irisine and Wood Apple

If you are confused whether Irisine or Wood Apple 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 Wood Apple Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Irisine are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Wood Apple fertilizers required are for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Irisine and Wood Apple if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Irisine and Wood Apple

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Irisine and Wood Apple. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Irisine and Wood Apple 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 Wood Apple is Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders and Snakebite. Irisine has beauty benefits as follows: while Wood Apple has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Irisine vs Wood Apple

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 Wood Apple 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 Wood Apple have Gastric respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Irisine has no showy fruits and Wood Apple has no showy fruits. Also Irisine is not flowering and Wood Apple is not flowering . You can compare Irisine and Wood Apple facts and facts of other plants too.