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Gynura Aurantiaca 'Purple Passion' - Various Sizes

Ed's Plant Shop

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$16.99
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Description

Purple Passion Plant – A Fuzzy, Velvet Marvel for Your Collection

Looking to add a bold, unique houseplant to your indoor garden? The Purple Passion Plant (Gynura aurantiaca) is an eye-catching favorite with its vibrant purple, velvety leaves and low-maintenance care needs. This rare beauty stands out not just for its distinctive color but also for its upright-to-vining growth habit as it matures. Ideal for both beginners and collectors, this houseplant brings a splash of tropical charm to any space.


Why You'll Love the Purple Passion Plant:

  • 🌱 Unique Purple Foliage: The plant’s thick green leaves are covered in soft, purple hairs, giving them a velvety texture that looks almost surreal.
  • 🌿 Low Maintenance: Requires minimal care, making it perfect for plant parents of all experience levels.
  • 🐾 Pet-Friendly: Safe for households with pets, making it a worry-free choice for your furry friends.
  • 🌸 Occasional Blooms: Produces small, fragrant flowers when it’s thriving in the right conditions.

Purple Passion Plant Care Guide: How to Keep It Thriving

💡 Light Requirements: Prefers medium to bright, indirect light. Avoid direct sunlight to prevent leaf damage.
💧 Watering Needs: Keep the soil consistently moist but never soggy. Allow the top inch to dry out between waterings.
🌡️ Temperature: Thrives in temperatures between 60-70°F.
💨 Humidity: Prefers moderate to high humidity levels. Mist regularly or use a humidifier for best results.
✂️ Pruning Tips: Trim back any brown or dead leaves to encourage healthy growth.
🌿 Feeding: Fertilize every two weeks during the growing season (spring and summer) with a balanced houseplant fertilizer.
🌱 Propagation: Easily propagated through cuttings—perfect for sharing with friends!
🐞 Pest Watch: Keep an eye out for mealybugs, scale, and spider mites.


Botanical Profile of Purple Passion Plant

  • Botanical Name: Gynura aurantiaca
  • Common Name(s): Purple Passion, Velvet Plant
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Native Region: Southeast Asia
  • Toxicity: Non-toxic to humans and pets, but always keep plants out of reach of curious children and animals.

Fun Fact: The Velvet Touch

The Purple Passion Plant is renowned for its soft, velvety texture and deep purple hue. From a distance, it appears as though the entire leaf is purple, but a closer look reveals the magic of tiny purple hairs that cover the green leaves.


Historical Insight: A Southeast Asian Treasure

Native to the tropical regions of Southeast Asia, this plant has been cultivated for centuries due to its striking beauty. Originally admired in local gardens, it eventually made its way into homes around the world. Its unique appearance and low-care needs make it a standout in any houseplant collection.


Shop the Purple Passion Plant Now!

Elevate your indoor garden with this velvety purple marvel. Order today from Ed's Plant Shop and add a touch of Southeast Asian elegance to your space. 🌱

Frequently Asked Questions

Shipping

How do you ship your plants?

We carefully package each plant with love by hand right from our shop in Brooklyn. Extra steps are taken to ensure that every leaf arrives in pristine shape by using polyfill and encapsulating the plant in a protective paper sleeve. The soil is also hydrated before shipping so that the plant has plenty of water for it's travel to your doorstep. We offer several shipping speeds, so please choose the one that you feel comfortable with depending on your location. 

Will my plant look like the one on the website?

Awesome question, we're glad you asked. Given the nature of our plant shop, we're constantly moving plants in and out of the shop, making it difficult and borderline impossible to keep an exact picture of each plant. In addition to the constantly rotating crop, we often grow in batches of 6, 12, or sometimes more! With this quantity we are unable to take a photo of each and every plant. The photos that we attach to each product listing is going to be of a plant that represents the average size and fullness of that set of plants. Some may be slightly larger or smaller, but in general, similar.

Do you include heat packs with your plants?

We offer Heat Packs for sale separately from the plants in 40, 60 and 72 hour increments. Please add a heat pack or two to your order if you live in an area where your order may be affected during transit by cold temperatures. We are not responsible for orders that are placed and damage is incurred to the plant if a heat pack is not purchased.

Which heat pack should I choose?

Heat packs come in three different increments, so please choose the appropriate hour increment depending on the speed of shipping that you choose during checkout. For example, if you choose a cheaper shipping option that will take longer, please select the 72 hour heat pack. If you've chosen a shorter method of shipping, the 40 or 60 hour increment would work! We like to encourage our customers to always get more than you need, just to be on the safe side!

How long will it take to receive my order?

Standard shipping normally takes 3-5 days. Next day shipping is available on all domestic orders (for an additional charge). International shipping times depend on the products and destination (estimated at checkout).

Do you offer express shipping?

All orders are shipped 5-8 business days from the date it is placed. Please note that as a small plant shop, we do everything in our power to get orders out as fast as we can in the order that they come in. If you have circumstances that require expedited fulfillment, please connect with you and we can potentially offer options. 

What countries do you ship to?

We ship our selection of rare, healthy, and unique houseplants all across the United States including California. At this time, due to customs and agricultural limitations, we are unable to ship plants internationally from the United States.

Returns and Refunds

How do I return a product?

Items must be returned within 30 days after receiving your order. Items must be returned in the same condition in which they were received, be unworn/unused, have any tags still attached, and include all the original packaging.

How long will it take to receive my refund?

Refunds are processed within 7 days from when we receive the item(s).

What should I do if my plant arrives in poor shape? 

In the extremely unlikely event that your plant arrives in less than perfect condition, you're covered by our 15-day plant health guarantee. Simply snap a photo of your plant and send it over to us. We'll happily take a peek and offer suggestions on how to perk it back up, offer a store credit, or send a replacement. We like to make it as easy as possible!

Can I return or exchange a plant?

At this time, we do not accept returns on plants. In extreme circumstances where a return of a plant is necessary, the customer is responsible for the return shipping and a refund will only be issued if the plant arrives back to us in living condition.