Chaco

Portulaca

About Chaco and Portulaca

Chaco

Portulaca

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

Origin

Mexico, Central America

South America

Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

10050

0 40000

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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-155-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12*3

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.50 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Green

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies

Butterflies

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Cottage garden, Edible

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SECHIUM edule

PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

Chaco, Chayote, Vegetable Pear

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

In Hindi

Hydrangea

Portulaca

In German

Hortensie

Portulak

In French

Hortensia

portulaca

In Spanish

Hortensia

Portulaca

In Greek

υδραγεία

Portulaca

In Portuguese

Hortênsia

Portulaca

In Polish

Hortensja

Portulaca

In Latin

Hibiscus

Portulaca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Portulacaceae

Genus

Portulaca

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

-1

1 27800

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Properties of Chaco and Portulaca

Wondering what are the properties of Chaco and Portulaca? We provide you with everything About Chaco and Portulaca. Chaco doesn't have thorns and Portulaca doesn't have thorns. Also Chaco does not have fragrant flowers. Chaco has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Portulaca has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Chaco and Portulaca and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chaco and Portulaca

Season and care of Chaco and Portulaca is important to know. While considering everything about Chaco and Portulaca Care, growing season is an essential factor. Chaco season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Portulaca season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Chaco is Loam, Sand and for Portulaca is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Chaco is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Portulaca is Neutral, Alkaline.

Chaco and Portulaca Physical Information

Chaco and Portulaca physical information is very important for comparison. Chaco height is 61.00 cm and width 10.50 cm whereas Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Chaco and Portulaca are as follows:

Chaco flower color: Light Green
Chaco leaf color: Green
Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green

Care of Chaco and Portulaca

Care of Chaco and Portulaca include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chaco pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing. In summer Chaco needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Portulaca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.