Iresine herbstii

Plant Characteristics
Habit		herbaceous

Cultivation

Features:	✓	foliage

Scientific Names
Amaranthaceae >	Iresine >	herbstii >

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Iresine herbstii is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae.

Read about Iresine herbstii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Iresine herbstii, Hook. f. (Achyranthes verschaffeltii, Lem.). Lvs. broadly ovate or orbicular, obtuse and notched at the apex, purple-red, with prominent arched veins, or in the commoner variety green or green-red with yellow veins (var. aureo-reticulata). S. Amer. There are horticultural varieties with Latin names. I. wallisii, Ort., is a small form, with numerous small roundish lvs., which are bronze-red or dark red above and dark blood-red beneath. I. brilliantiissima, has rich crimson color. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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