1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual, biennial or perennial
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Melanesia
1.4 Types
Herbaceous perennial
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Sunny Edge
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2
1.9 Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Orange, Orange Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Elliptic
2.4 Thorns
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7% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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15% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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40% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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4% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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19% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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57% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.5 Showy Bark
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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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48% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.11 Attracts
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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50% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
GYNURA aurantiaca
7.2 Common Name
Purple Velvet Plant
7.2.1 In Hindi
gynura aurantiaca
7.2.2 In German
aurantiaca Gynura
7.2.3 In French
aurantiaca Gynura
7.2.4 In Spanish
aurantiaca gynura
7.2.5 In Greek
Gynura aurantiaca
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Gynura aurantiaca
7.2.7 In Polish
Gynura aurantiaca
7.2.8 In Latin
Gynura aurantiaca
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Asterales
8.5 Family
Asteraceae
8.6 Genus
Gynura
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Senecioneae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species