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Blooming Iresine herbstii | Iresine sp. Family: Amaranthaceae Beefsteak Plant, Chicken Gizzard, Blood Leaf Origin: Brasil ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Evergreen shrub, up to 3 feet tall. Abundant water when actively growing, moderate the rest of the time. "Blood Leaf" bright purplish-red "Beet" or "Beefsteak" oval puckered leaves, with notched tips, on red-maroon stems forming dense bushes. Traditional window-sill plant, the Achyranthes verschaffeltii of elaborate Victorian bedding design. Iresine Herbstii Acuminata or "Painted Bloodleaf". Sharply pointed blood red leaves with carmine and liver-lilac veins and stems; an old favorite still much in demand. I.H. Aureo-Reticulata - "Chicken Gizzard Plant". Bright yellow-veined apple-green rounded lvs, with odd notched tips, accented by red-magenta petioles and stems. Old fashioned puckered foliage again popular among indoor lightgardeners. See Iresine page | Iresine herbstii |
Blooming Iresine herbstii | Blooming Iresine herbstii |
Iresine lindenii formosa | Iresine herbstii |
Iresine herbstii | Iresine lindenii |
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