Identifying Purple Velvety Plants: Wandering Jew or Purple Passion Vine

Likely Candidates

• Tradescantia zebrina (wandering jew): purple-striped leaves, pink flowers, trailing.
• Gynura aurantiaca (purple passion vine): velvety purple leaves, orange foul-smelling flowers.

General Care (Both)

• Water by weight: soak, drain 5–10 min, weigh pot. Water again when pot feels light.
• Outdoors: check daily. Indoors: every 5–10 days.
• Bright light, some direct sun.
• Pinch to keep bushy.

Toxicity

Very few houseplants are lethal. Most cause only vomiting if ingested. These two are low risk.