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Calalily
South Padre Island, TX
(Zone 10a)

March 04, 2003
11:50 PM

Post #483155

Beefsteak Plant, Bloodleaf, Chicken Gizzard
Iresine herbstii

These look great in a tropical themed flower border.

http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/51652/

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Wim
Soest
Netherlands

July 11, 2003
06:30 PM

Post #580420

Hi Calalily,

I have made a site about Iresine.
I need much more info to complete it.
If you have any information please let me know.
The link is:
http://www.iresineworld.toptropicals.com/pages/indexpag.html

Kind Regards,
Wim Maassen (The Netherlands)
Calalily
South Padre Island, TX
(Zone 10a)

July 11, 2003
07:02 PM

Post #580443

Wim, did you know that they bloom? They have cream colored plumes. I don't know much about them, they did good in my tropical beds and seem to be able to survive long dry periods in the winter when I would forget to water them.
Wim
Soest
Netherlands

July 15, 2003
02:54 PM

Post #583890

Calalily,
Thanks for your respons.
I did know that they can bloom but I've never seen it.
They say that the bloom is not beuatifull and very little.

Where do you live, that you can hold your plant outside in the winter? I live in the Netherlands and I can only hold the plant outside from may - september. Then I have to put it indoor because it's too cold for it.

Calalily
South Padre Island, TX
(Zone 10a)

July 15, 2003
04:04 PM

Post #583926

I didn't leave them outside, I have a greenhouse. I will soon be moving to zone 10 though and they can live outside there all winter.
Wim
Soest
Netherlands

July 17, 2003
05:03 PM

Post #585951

That's great. I hope to get a greenhouse also next year, so I can grow much more plants. But it's even better when you can grow plants outside in winter and summer.
Do you have only the Iresine aacuminata or do you have more variety's of Iresine?
Calalily
South Padre Island, TX
(Zone 10a)

July 17, 2003
05:12 PM

Post #585954

I only have this one kind.

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