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The genus Iresine includes around 70 low to medium shrubs and herbs with generally small or insignificant flowers.

Common Name: Blood leaf

Family: Amaranthaceae

Features: Grown for their ornamental foliage. Commonly used indoors or as bedding plants.

Requirements: Prefer fertile, moist, but well drained soils, particularly in well limed, sandy soils. Full sun brings out more vivid foliage colour. Can stand some wind exposure.

Culture: Very hardy. Water and fertilise well in active growth stages. Keep in a warm, protected position. Tip prune to keep bushy. Propagates easily from cuttings.

Pest & Disease: Scale can be a problem.

Species & Varieties:

I. Herbstii (Beef Plant) -To about 1m, generally less; large oval shaped leaves coloured purple, red or green. The cultivar 'Aureo-reticulata' has greenish leaves with yellow veins.

I. Lindenii -Deep blood-red narrow pointed leaves.

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