purple passion plant

Gynura aurantiaca, called purple passion or velvet plant is a species of plants in the chrysanthemum family It is native to Southeast Asia but grown in many other places as a house plant. In warm regions, it is frequently grown in outdoor on patios and in gardens rather than inside buildings, and hence it has escaped into the wild in Africa, Australia, South America, Mesoamerica, Florida, and a few other places.