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Purple Passion

Gynura aurantiaca (Blume) DC.

Asteraceae

Location in our garden

Green House

Synonym

Cacalia aurantiaca Blume

Crassocephalum aurantiacum (Blume) Kuntze

Senecio blumeanus Sch.Bip.

Habitus

Herbaceous. Annual herb, up to 0.6 m

Part Used

  • Leaves

Growing Requirements

  • Need Shade

Habitat

  • Terrestrial
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Overview

Native to Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra and introduced to Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Leeward Islands, Philippines, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, Zaïre. This plant is best grown in hanging baskets and is renowned as an ornamental for its unusual velvety purple leaves and stems.

Vernacular Names

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Agroecology

Thrives in bright spot with indirect sunlight or partial shade where direct sunlight in a day is only 2-6 hours. Leaves produce better color under better light conditions. Prefers fertile loam soil with good drainage and moisture.

Morphology

  • Stems - erect, hairy, purple.
  • Leaves - green, ovate to elliptical with scalloped edges. The leaf surface is covered with bright purple hairs.
  • Flowers - the inflorescence is a corymb and the flowers are orange-yellow.

Cultivation

Propagated by stem cuttings.

Chemical Constituents

Saponins, flavonoids, tanins, and polyphenols.

Traditional Medicinal Uses

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Reference Sources

  1. Royal Botanic Gardens. 2021. Plants of the World Online: Gynura aurantiaca (Blume) DC.. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:211219-1. 17-03-22.
  2. Flora Fauna Web. 2021. Gynura aurantiaca. https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/2/0/2052. 17-03-22.
  3. North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Gynura aurantiaca. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/gynura-aurantiaca/. 17-03-22.