What is a velvety plant?

Velvet plant, also identified as a purple velvet plant or a purple passionate plant, is a house plant that is best known for its serrated medium green leaves. Purple velvet hairs cover the leaves, hence the name of the velvet plant and purple velvet plants. This house plant, a native of Indonesia, grows upright or on trails. Velvet plants survive in bright internal lighting with well -drained watering soil in baskets or containers. In the winter season there are times flowering flowering for leaves and buds. The pebble tray located under the container or humidifier located near the velvet plant adds moisture to the velvet plant if the humidity drops to at least 50 percent in the room. Overall, the temperatures of the room must remain between 60 degrees and approximately 85 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately 15.5 to 29 degrees Celsius), so that purple internal plants prosper.

There are two forms of purple passionate plants, including upright and end vineyards. The upright version, which also passes through the botanical name gynura aurantiaca , grows up to about two feet tall (0.6 m) in planting. gynura sarmentosa variety of velvety plant trails or produces vines that grow to about four feet long (1.2 m) in the hanging basket. Location in a bright, sun -drenched place in the house gives this tropical shrub its green and purple color as well as velvet texture. Gardening enthusiasts should avoid leaving the plant directly in the dry, hot sunny area, as the leaves can dry or even burn.

purple passionate plants require regular irrigation, especially whenever the soil dries slightly. Velvet plants need the most water during spring, summer and autumn season. Less water is required during the winter season, when they can be cooler and wetter. Be careful not to get water on the leaves of purple velvet plants becauseThis can lead to the rot of the plant. When it comes to choosing the right soil, the velvet helicopters can withstand well drained and peat peat, perlite or sand. It should also be fed with liquid fertilizer about every few weeks during the period of warm weather and monthly during colder periods.

planting usually takes place during the spring season by gathering the stems cuts and their repot to another container or basket. Flowing leaves begins during the winter season along with the development of yellow flowers later in the season. These flowers should be cut off because they are ugly and represent a disgusting odor, so the plant is less attractive.