Gynura aurantiaca belongs to the sunflower family. We cultivate the purple passion as a colorful houseplant. When planted at suitable location, it is quite easy to care for and attracts everyone’s attention: The fine, purple-colored hairs give the otherwise dark green plant a velvety and shimmering appearance.
It is not for nothing that it is also called “Purple Velvet Plant” or “Purple Passion”. Besides that, the orange-yellow flowers create a vibrant play of colors along with the violet shimmer. Unfortunately, the flowers are not an olfactory highlight.