RE: OT houseplant question
- Subject: RE: OT houseplant question
- From: "Theresa" t*@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 08:07:55 -0800
Thought this info might be helpful=
Gynura aurantiaca--Purple Velvet Plant (Vis. 1). Gynura sarmentosa
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Type: house plant
Comments: There are two types of Velvet Plant, G.
sarmentosa is the trailing type and G. aurantiaca is
upright. Both have leaves covered with purple hairs.
Exposure to full sun or high light causes formation of the
maximum amount of purple hairs. Keep the soil evenly
moist and fertilize weekly with any house plant fertilizer.
Ideal temperatures are 60 degrees at night and 65 to 70
degrees during the day. Young plants are pinched to keep
them compact. The tips of long branches may be cut off and
stuck in the soil. These will root and thicken in the
plant.
Propagation: Propagation is by cuttings.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
Behalf Of Don Martinson
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 6:41 AM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: Re: OT houseplant question
>Hi folks,
>
>I have a new houseplant (I assume a tropical perennial) that I love but for
>which I can't find any info. The girl at the checkout counter pronounced
>it a purple velvet plant, but either she is wrong or it's a branch of the
>family I can't find on the web.
Purple velvet plant usually refers to the Gynura aurantiaca:
http://plantsdatabase.com/showpicture/32128/
But this photo doesn't really match your description, so I'm stumped.
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Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@wi.rr.com
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