Description
The purple velvet plant, is one of the most unique houseplants you can grow. This is due to the odd velvety purplish hairs that it produces on its green leaves.
It grows to 2 m tall, and has velvet-like heart-shaped leaves 15,25 cm broad. The flowers are yellow or orange, 4 cm diameter, maturing into button-shaped capsules which split lengthwise to release the seeds. The flowers and plants have a fruity scent.
Plant Specifications
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
| Common Name | velvetleaf, velvetweed, Chinese jute, China jute, buttonweed, butterprint, pie-marker, or Indian mallow |
| Maximum Reachable Height | 10.00 to 15.00 feet |
| Flower Colour | yellow or orange |
| Bloom Time | May to July |
| Difficulty Level | easy to grow |
Planting and care
Velvet Leaf Tree care
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Watering | Medium |
| Soil | well-drained soils |
| Temperature | 23 C |
| Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer |
Velvet Leaf Tree special feature
Parts Used: Whole vine, leaves, roots, seeds, bark.
Velvet Leaf Tree uses
Ornamental Use:
- Bast fibers of the bark are made into rope
Medicinal Use:
- Pounded leaves used for snake bites, abscesses, and wounds
- Leaves and roots used for treatment of ulcersLeaves used for scabies
- Roots used as diuretic
- etc