1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual, biennial or perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Herbaceous perennial
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Sunny Edge
Humid climates
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm35.60 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Orange, Orange Red
Yellow green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Dark Green
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Dark Green
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Dark Green
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Stem Cutting
Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Requires watering in the growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Mouth itching, Throat itching, Toxic
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket
Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Indoor Air Purification, Very little waste
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Leaves used for wrapping food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
GYNURA aurantiaca
HOMALOMENA Wallisii
7.2 Common Name
Purple Velvet Plant
Homalomena
7.2.1 In Hindi
gynura aurantiaca
Homalomena
7.2.2 In German
aurantiaca Gynura
Homalomena
7.2.3 In French
aurantiaca Gynura
Homalomena
7.2.4 In Spanish
aurantiaca gynura
Homalomena
7.2.5 In Greek
Gynura aurantiaca
Homalomena
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Gynura aurantiaca
homalomena
7.2.7 In Polish
Gynura aurantiaca
Homalomena
7.2.8 In Latin
Gynura aurantiaca
Homalomena
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Senecioneae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species