Garden Detective

I just planted 6 of these brightly colored Iresine herbstii, aka Blood Leaf, in a shady spot in the backyard.

Blazin' Lime will grow about a foot tall and a foot and a half wide. Though they're still babies, those lime and cream variegated leaves jump out from red stems and really brighten up the spot. I placed them next to Ligularia. Sometimes I really mess things up and have to dig up and rearrange later in the season, but I'm pretty sure I won't be doing that here. What a great combo!

The Iresine should hang around straight till frost, and will tolerate sun if you have it but the color probably won't be as bright.

Use them in containers, too.