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Products > Iresine herbstii 'Blazin Rose'   Iresine herbstii 'Blazin Rose' - Blazin Rose Bloodleaf     [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Shrub Family: Amaranthaceae (Amaranths) Origin: Brazil (South America) Flower Color: NA Bloomtime: Not Significant Height: 2-3 feet Width: 2-3 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 30-32° F Iresine herbstii 'Blazin Rose' (Blazin Rose Bloodleaf) - A small subshrub to 2 to 3 feet tall by nearly as wide with semi-succulent cerise-colored stems and deep red-purple oblanceolate leaves that looked quilted as they are marked with lighter reddish pink veins - very tropical looking! Plant in full sun to light shade and give regular irrigation. Hardy to around 30° F. This plant is used as an annual or container plant but will over winter in mild climates where it looks best if cut back in late winter. Inconspicuous greenish flowers are occasionally produced but are best pinched out for a cleaner look. This species comes from tropical South America and was thought to originally have been collected in Brazil. The name for the genus comes from the Greek word eiresione meaning "a wreath" or "staff of wood wrapped in wool" ('erios' means "wool") in reference to the wooly hairs on the calyces. The specific epithet was authored in 1864 by William Jackson Hooker, the first director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, to honor Hermann Carl Gottlieb Herbst. Herbst was director of the Rio de Janeiro Botanic Gardens in Brazil but had worked at Kew when he introduced this plant to English gardens. Other common names include Beefsteak Plant and Chicken Gizzard Plant.  The information on this page is based on research conducted in our nursery library and from online sources as well as from observations made of this plant as it grows in our nursery, in the nursery's garden and in other gardens that we have visited. We have also incorporated comments received from others and always appreciate getting feedback of any kind from those who have some additional information, particularly if this information is contrary to what we have written or includes additional cultural tips that would aid others in growing  Iresine herbstii 'Blazin Rose'.