What is
Life Span
Annual, biennial or perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Origin
Melanesia
Types
Herbaceous perennial
Number of Varieties
Not Available
0
40000
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Habitat
Sunny Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Orange, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
7% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
72% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
15% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
40% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
4% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
19% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
57% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
No - Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it !
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
48% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Not Available
Allergy
Not Available
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Edible Uses
✔
✘
50% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
GYNURA aurantiaca
Common Name
Purple Velvet Plant
In Hindi
gynura aurantiaca
In German
aurantiaca Gynura
In French
aurantiaca Gynura
In Spanish
aurantiaca gynura
In Greek
Gynura aurantiaca
In Portuguese
Gynura aurantiaca
In Polish
Gynura aurantiaca
In Latin
Gynura aurantiaca
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Gynura
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Senecioneae
Subfamily
Not Available
Number of Species
Not Available
1
27800
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