Help, My Purple Passion Plant Is Wilting. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; I recently got a purple passion & after repotting the leaves are now very droopy. The flowers of Gynura aurantiaca are often reported to be malodorous. HELP! This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive a small commission from the sale, but the price is the same for you. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Purple Passion Vine is easy to grow and makes a stunning house plant. Sometimes new plants are pot bound and they dry out more quickly than usual. Leaves dripping water is a natural occurrence just like people sweating. The passion plant attracts a lot of bees and butterflies, which helps in its pollination. This is the classic variety that has fuzzy purple leaves. The genus Gynura is a subgroup of the Asteraceae family of plants, which also includes popular flowering plants such as sunflowers and asters, and familiar edible plants such as lettuces and artichokes.There are several species included in the genus, with one of the best-known being the purple passion plant, Gynura aurantiaca. Be sure to keep water off the leaves in the same way that you would with African Violets, since this can cause the leaves to get soggy and they will rot. I took some clippings hoping the new plants wouldn’t have the same problem, but they do. Genus Gynura are evergreen perennials and sub-shrubs, some scrambling or trailing, with toothed leaves. Gynura aurantiaca is native to Java and is fairly easy to grow if you have a brightly lit room. Most treatments for white flies involve getting leaves wet (blast of water or application of insecticidal soap on the underside of the leaves. Not as far as I am aware. Browse pictures and read growth / cultivation information about Gynura, Purple Passion … Hi Betti. Gynura aurantiaca: The Purple Passion or Purple Velvet Vine is a trailing, evergreen perennial that was originally discovered on the island of Java in Indonesia. Gynura Propagation. It is currently sitting in water with a small white shoot looking upright and sturdy for now. This herbaceous evergreen in the Asteraceae family is commonly grown as a houseplant. Use an all purpose indoor plant food, every few weeks in the growing season, but cut this down to ever few months in the winter months. The seller said avoid keeping them wet or waterlogged so I only watered the plants when the soil was dry as I did with my previous gynuras and yet these new plants flopped and died. Gynura aurantiaca NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Purple Passion Plant aka Velvet Plant has vining stems covered with purple fuzzy leaves. Purple Passion Plant, Purple Passion Vine, Velvet Plant - Gynura aurantiaca. My previous Purple Passion plants lived for 3+ years and produced flowers which I thought meant I was doing something right. Propagate Gynura by stem cuttings taken in summer. It is best displayed in a hanging basket and is noted for its unusual velvety purple leaves and stems. Purple passion likes filtered light. Can it be saved, and if so what do I need to do? Give the plant medium filtered light.  A sunny north facing window sill works well. I rarely root plants in water because I find that IF they do grow, I end up with weak plants. Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Nov 23, 2011 2:39 PM. Gynura aurantiaca 'Purple Passion' is the botanical name for this eye catching trailer. 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