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Iresine is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae, containing 20 to 25 species native to the American tropics. Species with colored foliage are commonly called Bloodleaf and are often cultivated as ornamental houseplants valued for their striking red or variegated foliage.
Water: Medium · Height: 60 cm · Soil: Well-draining soil preferred
Bloodleaf is usually grown from cuttings rather than seed. Take a healthy stem cutting, remove the lower leaves, and root it in moist, free-draining compost.
Polystichum setiferum
houseplantThrives in the same partial sun, moderate water conditions as Bloodleaf
Blitum bonus-henricus
vegetableA fellow Amaranthaceae — similar growing habits to Bloodleaf
Dieffenbachia
houseplantThrives in the same partial sun, moderate water conditions as Bloodleaf
Aglaonema commutatum Schott
houseplantThrives in the same partial sun, moderate water conditions as Bloodleaf
These three thrive alongside Bloodleaf — and alongside each other.
