Here you will find the names and images of 21 flowers with red stems and colorful flowers such as Ornamental Purslane, Pilea red stem, Red-stemmed Begonia, Heartleaf Bergenia and so on. You will learn how to identify them.
Flowers with green foliage are common, but red-stemmed flowers with green leaves are really eye-catching. You may spot them in indoor or outdoor gardens, prairies, and grasslands. They can be small bushes to tall shrubs.
In the present article. I first provide you with images, names, and even more details of 21 flowers with red stems. It will help you to identify your intended plant among them.
If you are ready, let’s get going.
A Collection Of Flowers With Red Stems and Colorful Blooms
Here you can find a comprehensive collection of flowers with red stems. I will provide you with their images and names. You will find red-stemmed grasses, shrubs, bushes, weeds, and wild and house plants with colorful flowers.
To make it easier for you, I have grouped them into several categories based on their flower colour. Although you may find some of them with variegated flower colors. Scroll through the images and try to find your intended plant.
1. Ornamental Purslane
Scientific name: Portulaca oleracea
It is an ornamental variety of Portulaca oleracea that has colourful flowers with red stems.
2. Common Purslane
Scientific name: Portulaca oleracea
Other common names: Garden purslane, Little hogweed, Pusley, and Wild portulaca
3. Pilea red stem
Scientific name: Pilea Glauca
Pilea glauca ‘Red Stem’ is a low-growing variety of Pilea that has a trailing growth habit, which makes it perfect for covering the ground and terrarium. You can easily grow it in moderate light, high humidity, and very moist soil
4. Red-stemmed Begonia
Scientific name: Begonia grandis subsp. Evansiana
Another common name: Hardy begonia
It is an indoor plant with tiny pink flowers and red stems.
5. Heartleaf Bergenia
Scientific name: Bergenia cordifolia
Other common names: Heart-leaved bergenia, Heartleaf bergenia, Leather bergenia, Winter-blooming bergenia, Elephant-ears, Elephant’s ears, Korean elephant-ear, Badan, pigsqueak, Siberian tea, and Mongolian tea.
This plant is a small bush with a red stem. It has tiny pink flowers that are in a cluster up a stalk.
6. Himalayan Balsam
Scientific name: Impatiens glandulifera
Another common name: Indian balsam’,
It is a tall plant with red stems and small pink flowers. You can also read my other post, ” House Plants with Small Pink Flowers“.
7. Majorcan Peony
Scientific name: Paeonia cambessedesii
Another common name: Balearic peony
It is a prairie plant with stunning pink flowers on red stems.
8. Roselle
Scientific name: Hibiscus sabdariffa
Other common names: Roselle, Jamaica Sorrel, Red Sorrel, Sorrel, Indian Sorrel, Asam Susar
It is a tall bush with stunning white or pink flowers and red stems.
9. Phygelius Deep Rose
Scientific name: Phygelius capensis
Other common names: Cape Fuchsia, Cape Figwort
This plant is a tall bush that has long trumpet-like flowers on red stems. The flowers can be red to pink.
White Flowers with Red Stems
In the following, you can see three plants with white blooms and red stems. You can also read my other post, “House Plants with Small White Flowers“.
10. Devil’s trumpet
Scientific name: Datura metel
The Devil’s trumpet has long, white and purple, trumpet-like flowers with red stems.
11. Starry Saxifrage
Scientific name: Micranthes stellaris
Other common names: Hairy Kidneywort and Kidneywort.
The Starry Saxifrage has a white flower with a red stem
12. Red Osier Dogwood
Scientific name: Cornus Sericea
Another common name: red twig dogwood
This plant produces small white flowers in a cluster on red stems.
13. Mountain Pepper
Scientific name: Drimys Lanceolata
Other common names: Native pepper, Tasmanian pepper, Pepperberry, and Pepperleaf
This plant is a bush with green leaves and a red stem that produces white to yellow blooms in clusters.
Red Flowers with Red Stems
Several types of red flowers with red stems you may find in the garden. In the following, you can see a list of them with their scientific and common names. To find more, you can read my other posts, ” Incredible 9 Red Flowers with Red Stems” and “Red Flowering House Plants to Enhance your Indoor Décor“.
14. Bleeding heart
Scientific name: Lamprocapnos spectabilis ‘Valentine’
Other common names: Bleeding heart, common bleeding heart, fern-leaf bleeding heart
15. Cardinal Flower
Scientific name: Lobelia cardinalis
A popular, upright, clump-forming perennial boasting a profusion of flower spikes densely packed with brilliant, cardinal red, two-lipped blossoms and red stems.
16. Coral bells
Scientific name: Heuchera Sanguinea
Coral bells, also known as Heuchera, are popular perennial plants prized for their attractive, colorful foliage and delicate bell-shaped flowers. They are native to North America and come in a wide variety of cultivars with leaves in shades of green, purple, bronze, and even variegated patterns. The flowers, typically pink, white, or red, appear on tall stalks in late spring and early summer, attracting hummingbirds and other pollinators.
17. Devil’s tobacco
Scientific name: Lobelia tupa
Devil’s tobacco, also known as Lobelia tupa, is a tall, striking plant with blood-red, tubular flowers. It’s native to Chile and is known for its dramatic, downy foliage and its late summer to autumn blooms. The plant is named “Devil’s tobacco” due to its potential hallucinogenic effects from its leaves.
18. Firespike
Scientific name: Odontonema strictum
Firespike, scientifically known as Odontonema strictum, is a perennial plant known for its showy, bright red, tubular flowers that bloom in late summer and fall. These flowers are a magnet for hummingbirds and butterflies. Firespike is relatively easy to care for, tolerating a range of conditions, and is a great addition to landscapes, especially for those seeking vibrant colour during the fall and winter months.
19. Lady’s eardrops
Scientific name: Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby
Other common names: Hardy Fuchsia, Earring Flower, Fuchsia Angel Earrings, and Fuchsia.
20. Pigweed
Scientific name: Amaranthus sp.
Other common names: Common tumbleweed, Redroot pigweed, Common amaranth, Red-root amaranth, Pigweed amaranth, and Red-rooted pigweed
Purple Flower with Red Stem
21. Roberts Geranium
Scientific name: Geranium robertianum
Another common name: Herb-Robert
It is a prairie plant that has tiny purple flowers with red stems. I also recommend reading my other post, ” Dark Purple House Plants“.
Conclusion
In this article, I tried to show you a collection of flowers with red stems. You got familiar with images and names of 21 plants that have colourful blooms with stunning red stems. Most of them are growing outdoors, although you also found indoor plants among them.
Have you ever seen these flowers? Which ones? Can you add new plants to our list? Please share your idea with our readers below this page.
Elahe Rabiei
Hi, I’m Elaheh. My Academic major is plant protection, and houseplants are my expertise. As a houseplant lover, my house is full of indoor plants and it is my passion to take care of them. Hence, I’m here to share my knowledge and experience about growing healthy houseplants. I am also a plant protection advisor, so feel free to ask me any questions you may have.