Smoothie Land

This has been an easy plant to care for. One of the best things about it is this is a perennial. They like partial shady areas, the more shady the spot the darker purple their leaves are. When it gets more sun, the leaves will kind of bronze some and the veins stay pink.  The bloodleaf will bush well if you keep it pruned.  Most folks plant this for its beautiful foliage, although it does bloom little white spear like flowers at the end of the branch. I usually keep the flowers pinched off so it will put more juice to the plants and bush more. It also takes a little less water than some of my other plants.