Iresine herbstii
Brilliantissima

Vivid, tropical-looking foliage brings instant garden drama with Iresine herbstii ‘Brilliantissima’. This stunning bloodleaf forms a dense mound of shiny, succulent leaves in deep green to purple tones, electrified with hot-pink veining and shifting toward sumptuous magenta-red in shade. It is foliage color with full theatrical commitment.

Also known as chicken gizzard plant or bloodleaf, ‘Brilliantissima’ is fabulous for containers, warm-season borders, shade gardens, tropical-style plantings, and mixed foliage displays. Use it as a bold contrast with chartreuse, silver, deep purple, orange flowers, coleus, begonias, cannas, and ornamental grasses. Its saturated leaf color makes it especially useful where flowers are not the whole point and texture needs to do the talking.

Plant Iresine herbstii ‘Brilliantissima’ in part shade to bright shade with rich, well-drained soil and regular water. It can be grown as a tender perennial in mild climates or a dramatic annual accent in colder areas. Pinch as needed to keep plants bushy. Explore more garden-worthy favorites in our Best Selling - Perennials & Biennials collection.

We guarantee that the plants we sell are healthy and viable at the time they leave our care.

If a plant arrives in substandard condition, please take clear photographs and contact us within 48 hours of delivery. To ensure eligibility under this guarantee, we strongly encourage you to open and unpack your shipment immediately upon delivery and inspect the plants thoroughly.

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$14.99 flat rate for up to 6 plants is for standard FedEx/UPS Ground shipping to eligible states only. $19.99 for up to 12 plants. Plants being shipped to the following states are sent via Express Mail to help ensure they arrive quickly and healthy. 

(AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IN, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV)
(list of states subject to change seasonally due to extreme heat or cold conditions)

We cannot ship Annie's Annuals plants to P.O. boxes or outside the continental U.S.

Individual plants are shipped in 4" pots and we ship in boxes of 4, 6, 8, or 12 plants per box.

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