Iresine (Bloodleaf)

Bring rich, vibrant color to your garden with Iresine (Bloodleaf), an attractive ornamental foliage plant admired for its striking leaves in beautiful shades of burgundy, deep red, purple, and pink.

With its naturally branching growth and colorful foliage, Iresine creates a beautiful contrast against surrounding greenery. It is an excellent choice for garden beds, borders, decorative planters, and outdoor landscapes, as well as brightly lit indoor spaces where its rich colors can create a distinctive decorative accent.

✨ Key Features:

• Attractive perennial ornamental foliage plant.
• Features vibrant leaves in shades of red, burgundy, purple, and deep pink.
• Naturally branching growth with dense, colorful foliage.
• Adds decorative color without relying on flowers.
• Ideal for garden beds, borders, and decorative containers.
• Suitable for colorful landscape arrangements and small-scale ground coverage.
• Can be grown in brightly lit indoor spaces.
• Responds well to pruning for a fuller, more compact appearance.

🌿 Care Instructions:

☀️ Light:

Prefers bright light, gentle direct sunlight, or partial shade. Good lighting helps maintain vibrant red and purple foliage. In extremely hot climates, provide partial afternoon shade to protect the leaves from scorching.

💧 Watering:

Water regularly to maintain moderately moist soil, allowing the top layer to dry slightly between waterings. Avoid prolonged drought, excessive watering, and waterlogging.

🪴 Soil:

Thrives in fertile, organic-rich, well-draining soil. A lightweight, well-aerated potting mix helps support healthy root development.

🌡️ Temperature:

Grows best in warm conditions and should be protected from frost and severe cold. During periods of extreme heat, protect from intense midday sunlight and hot, dry winds.

🍃 Humidity:

Adapts to moderate to high humidity levels. Maintain appropriate soil moisture during very dry conditions and ensure good air circulation around the plant.

🌱 Fertilizing:

Apply a diluted, balanced fertilizer during the spring and summer growing seasons as needed, following the product instructions to support healthy foliage growth and color.

✂️ Pruning:

Regularly pinch or trim growing tips to encourage branching and maintain a fuller, bushier appearance. Remove dry or damaged leaves and stems when necessary.

🌿 Growth Habit:

Iresine develops a naturally branching growth habit and can be shaped into a compact, bushy plant through regular pruning or allowed to spread more freely. Foliage color intensity varies depending on lighting and growing conditions.

📏 Product Dimensions:

• Plant Height: 40 cm.
• Plant Width: 15 cm.
• Pot Height: 30 cm.

📌 Please Note:

Plant size, foliage density, leaf color intensity, and branching structure may naturally vary from the images shown due to differences in growth stages, seasonal changes, and individual growing conditions.

Foliage color and density also depend on light exposure, temperature, watering, pruning, and proper plant care.