Status: 11.01.2024, 15:32 PM
By: Ines Alms
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Some like to talk to their houseplants and some like to pet them. A few unusually soft specimens of their kind make a special treat.
For the sake of the plants, it is best not to touch them. But some types of houseplants exude something so soft that you'd like to reach for them, at least to check that the velvety leaves live up to their promises. If you want a special eye-catcher in the living room, these models are definitely the right choice.
1. Brazilian Edelweiss (Sinningia Leucotricha)
The Brazilian edelweiss (Sinningia leucotricha) is hairy from flower to toe. © Viewpoint/Imago
The Brazilian edelweiss has velvety hairy silvery leaves and stems. The South American tuberous plant bears pink flowers in spring and summer. From October, the above-ground parts of the plant die, but sprout again from February. The Brazilian edelweiss doesn't need a lot of water – especially on the leaves, it doesn't like it.
2. Panda plant (Kalanchoe tomentosa)
Whether the animal model of the panda plant (Kalanchoe tomentosa) is so cuddly will not be found out so quickly. © Panthermedia/Imago
The blue-green, velvety leaves of the panda plant are typically edged brownish-red. That's why it's aptly known as rabbit ears. Thanks to its thick-fleshed leaves, the Malagasy succulent only needs a little watering. If you follow this and give it a sunny to semi-shady location, the Kalanchoe will surprise you with orange-yellow flowers from December to April.
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3. Elephant Ear Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe beharensis)
The elephant ear (Kalanchoe beharensis) is also called velvet kalanchoe. © Viewpoint/Imago
The elephant ear kalanchoe is extremely easy to care for, it only needs at least two hours of direct sun a day. Its velvety, felty, hairy, grey-green leaves are toothed or wavy at the edges like an elephant's ear. The plant does not grow quickly, so it rarely needs to be repotted.
4. Three-masted flower (Tradescantia sillamontana)
The three-masted flower (Tradescantia sillamontana) comes in many varieties. When you see such a pretty hairy specimen, grab it. © Pond5 Images/Imago
The leaves of the three-master flower, which are densely covered with whitish hairs like cobwebs, look almost ghostly. The evergreen, originally Mexican plant, copes surprisingly well with heating air. At least as long as you avoid waterlogging. Since it is very easy to propagate via cuttings, you don't have to worry about offspring.
5. Echeveria pulvinata
The succulent Echeveria pulvinata 'Ruby Blush' is as plush as a teddy bear. © Pond5 Images/Imago
It is not without reason that the Echeveria pulvinata is colloquially called a plush plant. Sometimes it has orange to red leaf tips like the variety 'Ruby Blush', sometimes they are solid green - but always more or less velvety hairy. With its rosette-like arrangement, the unpretentious houseplant is particularly attractive. Especially if you put the Echeverie outside in a sunny, warm spot in summer, it will reward its owner with orange-yellow flowers in autumn.