Purple Passion Plant
Care of these beautiful exotic houseplants involves knowing what conditions must be met for these plants to thrive. These plants need sunlight, soil and water just as most other plants. Homeowners should consider the amount of sunlight available inside their home. This plant thrives on bright sunlight, which enables it to keep its purple color, so if you are considering using Purple Passion Plant as a houseplant, be sure it can have bright sunlight, but not burning afternoon sunlight. Water is another important element for this plant, water it regularly, but do not over water it. Purple Passion Plant does best in moist soil, such as potting soil that has 50% peat moss added to it. Another care issue is keeping this exotic houseplant trimmed to 3′ or less. This trimming will aid in the plant keeping its purple color. These simple growing instructions make most anyone with any amount of green thumb capable of growing this plant, making it an exotic houseplant that is worth considering when looking for your next favorite houseplant.
Purple Passion Plant also blooms and has fruit. The fruit is edible, but other parts of this plant can be poisonous if ingested. Blooms are pale pink, violet/lavender or purple and usually occur from mid summer to early fall. The fruit is hollow and smooth inside and contains many black seeds that have juicy pulp clinging onto them. The juice created from this fruit is perfect for jelly, syrups, pies, cakes, ice cream puddings and juices.
Propagation is generally easy, especially when pruning takes place. Simply take the cuttings, which are usually 3-5″ in length and place them in soil, vermiculite or just in fresh water. In a matter of time, you will have new Purple Passion Plant and another exotic houseplant to keep or share.
So next time you are considering adding another houseplant, consider an exotic houseplant such as the Purple Passion Plant. With just a little care, this plant can remain part of your indoor garden and outdoor as well, for many years to come.