Tropical plant with bright leaves ID'd by David Dickinson as Iresine herstii

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Hilary

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Shocking pink leaves
On our visit to a greenhouse in Madrid last year there were so many flowers to snap that I got rather tired.
I have this photo of a plant with bright leaves and stalks and a photo of the identification notice.
The photo of the notice is extremely blurred.
This plant was in the TROPICAL part of the green house
Can anyone put a name to this plant/
« Last Edit: March 19, 2019, 09:35:31 AM by Alisdair »
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

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Re: Tropical plant with bright leaves
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2019, 12:28:50 AM »
It looks like what I used to call Beef-steak Plant. Looking that up gave the scientific name Iresine herstii and that looks like it could be the name written on the plant label. What the variety name is, I can't work out.
I have a small garden in Rome, Italy. Some open soil, some concrete, some paved. Temperatures in winter occasionally down to 0°C. Summer temperatures up to 40°C in the shade. There are never watering restrictions but, of course, there is little natural water for much of June, July and August.

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Re: Tropical plant with bright leaves
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2019, 12:33:11 AM »
There is reference to a variety 'Wallisii' here http://www.igarden.com.au/plant-type.jsp?t=Iresine Could that be it?
I have a small garden in Rome, Italy. Some open soil, some concrete, some paved. Temperatures in winter occasionally down to 0°C. Summer temperatures up to 40°C in the shade. There are never watering restrictions but, of course, there is little natural water for much of June, July and August.

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« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2019, 07:09:44 AM »
Many thanks  David .

Now that you have told me the name I can make out the information on the, out of focus, notice

Family Amaranthaceae
Origin Brasil
Common name  Iresine
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care