Cool Fuzzy Hanging Plant
Fuzzy red flowers trail down from deep green foliage earning the houseplant the nickname red-hot cats-tail.
Fuzzy hanging plant. Plectranthus purpuratus is a tender perennial that smells like Vicks Vaporub. Dont add too much dish soap because detergent can burn the leaves if used in excess. The real stars are its fuzzy red flowers.
The flower stems resemble soft fuzzy chenille. They have green leaves that are shaped like mini green bananas. They produce little white yellow or lavender fuzzy flowers similar to String of Pearls that have a sweet cinnamon scent.
If you dont want to use dish soap you can use insecticidal soap. Method---- Put 3 tablespoons of mouthwash in a pint spray bottle and add 2 or 3 drops of dish soap. This indoor hanging house plant will grow quite large reaching a mature width of around 4 feet and length of around 6 feet.
Take advantage of this plants vibrancy and hang it somewhere that needs a little color. Native to South Africa these are fast growing plants with stems that can reach 3ft 90cm long. Dark-green elongated oval sharp-tipped fuzzy leaves with serrated edges are attractive particularly when purplish new leaves are present.
Finely cut foliage and long fuzzy flowers may spread along the ground or cascade over the sides of a hanging basket. Whenever you visit Logees you will almost always see the everblooming Chenille plants lining the. Whiteflies are often described as fuzzy white bugs on plants with a powdery white appearance and resemble tiny moths.
Prune chenille plant to keep it healthy longer. The Chenille Plant has been well-loved at Logees for many years. Some types of growing chenille plants take on a shrub form.