Melampodium

Portulaca

About Melampodium and Portulaca

Melampodium

Portulaca

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Perennial

Flowering Plants

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

South America

Types

Perennials

Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

4050

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Habitat

Desert

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-115-11

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

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

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

Clump-Forming

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

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

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

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

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Bedding Plant, Container

Cottage garden, Edible

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

In Hindi

Melampodium

Portulaca

In German

Melmpodiam

Portulak

In French

Melmpodiam

portulaca

In Spanish

Melmpodiam

Portulaca

In Greek

Melmpodiam

Portulaca

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

Portulaca

In Polish

Melmpodiam

Portulaca

In Latin

Melmpodiam

Portulaca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Caryophyllales

Family

Asteraceae

Portulacaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Portulaca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

391

1 27800

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Properties of Melampodium and Portulaca

Wondering what are the properties of Melampodium and Portulaca? We provide you with everything About Melampodium and Portulaca. Melampodium doesn't have thorns and Portulaca doesn't have thorns. Also Melampodium does not have fragrant flowers. Melampodium has allergic reactions like and Portulaca has allergic reactions like . 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 Melampodium and Portulaca and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Portulaca

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

Melampodium and Portulaca Physical Information

Melampodium and Portulaca physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Portulaca are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green

Care of Melampodium and Portulaca

Care of Melampodium and Portulaca include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Melampodium 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 Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Portulaca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.