Iresine grow and care – shrub of the genus Iresine also known as Bloodleaf or Chicken gizzard plant, Iresine perennial evergreen and also grow as annual in cold climate, can be used for the edible leaves but used mostly as ornamental plant for the colored leaves, can grow in tropic, mediterranean, subtropics or temperate climate or indoor as houseplant and growing in hardiness zone: 10b+ as perennial, 4+ as annual, in hardiness zone 10a possible to grow with the right overwinter care.

Iresine flowers and edible leaves

Leaves are edible, color of the leaves can be: purple, red, bordeaux, green, orange or yellow.

Flower color white inflorescence grows on stalk.

Iresine for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy

Categories

Blooming Seasons
  • Summer flowers
Edible Parts
  • Edible leaves
Culinary uses
  • Cooked
  • Eaten raw
  • Salad
Flower colors
  • White flower
Climate
  • Mediterranean Climate
  • Subtropics Climate
  • Temperate Climate
  • Tropics Climate
Harvest Season
  • Autumn Harvest
  • Spring Harvest
  • Summer Harvest
  • Winter harvest
Leaf color
  • Orange leaves
  • Purple leaf
  • Red leaves
  • Yellow leaf
Plant growing speed
  • Average growing plants
  • Fast growing plants
Plant life-form
  • Annual plant
  • Evergreen
  • Perennial plant
  • Shrub
Plant Uses
  • Colored leaves
  • Edible plants
  • Ornamental plants
Planting Season
  • Spring Planting
Plants sun exposure
  • Full sun Plants
Watering plants
  • Regularly water
Hardiness zone
  • Hardiness zone 10
  • Hardiness zone 11
  • Hardiness zone 12
  • Hardiness zone 13
  • Hardiness zone 4
  • Hardiness zone 5
  • Hardiness zone 6
  • Hardiness zone 7
  • Hardiness zone 8
  • Hardiness zone 9