Callisia fragrans Plant.

 Callisia fragrans, also known as "golden mustache" (in Russia), "basket plant," or "inch plant," is a popular houseplant prized for both its ornamental appearance and its purported medicinal properties. It is a hardy, fast-growing tropical perennial that is easy to grow and propagate.

 Description and Features

Callisia fragrans is a herbaceous plant with large, fleshy leaves gathered in a bromeliad-like rosette.

 Appearance: Leaves may take on a purple or bronze hue in bright light. The plant produces long, creeping side shoots (stolons, or "whiskers") with "pups" (miniature copies of the parent plant) at the ends, which easily root upon contact with the soil. Flowering: With adequate light, mature plants produce small white flowers, gathered in clusters on long stems, which have a pleasant sweet aroma (hence the name fragrans - fragrant).

Size: Reaches 30 cm in height, but its tendrils can extend up to 90 cm, making it ideal for hanging pots.

Callisia Plant.

 Callisia is a genus of perennial herbaceous plants in the Commelinaceae family, popular as ornamental houseplants due to their creeping stems and small leaves. The most common species include Callisia repens and Callisia fragrans, also known as "golden mustache."

 Callisia Species

There are many varieties of Callisia, but a few main species and cultivars are most commonly used in indoor gardening.

 Callisia repens

A compact plant with small, often heart-shaped leaves that can be bright green, burgundy underneath, or variegated (such as the 'Pink Panther' or 'Bianca' cultivars). It is ideal for hanging baskets.

 Callisia fragrans

 A larger plant, known as "golden mustache." It is distinguished by long lateral shoots ("whiskers") with rosettes of leaves at the ends. It is used in folk medicine, for example, for burns and wound healing.