Iresine herbstii
Iresine herbstii subsp. var. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Iresine herbstii is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae.
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.
|
Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Gallery
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Iresine herbstii. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Iresine herbstii QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)