Peruvian Daffodil

Portulaca

About Peruvian Daffodil and Portulaca

Peruvian Daffodil

Portulaca

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

South America

1.4 Types

Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

All sorts of environments

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-105-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-8

12 - 1

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

61.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

61.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Strap shaped

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Offsets

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus

Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Cottage garden, Edible

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HYMENOCALLIS longipetala

PORTULACA grandiflora

7.2 Common Name

Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

7.2.1 In Hindi

peruvian daffodil

Portulaca

7.2.2 In German

peruvian daffodil

Portulak

7.2.3 In French

peruvian daffodil

portulaca

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pamianthe

Portulaca

7.2.5 In Greek

peruvian daffodil

Portulaca

7.2.6 In Portuguese

peruvian daffodil

Portulaca

7.2.7 In Polish

peruvian daffodil

Portulaca

7.2.8 In Latin

peruvian daffodil

Portulaca

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Amaryllidaceae

Portulacaceae

8.6 Genus

Pamianthe

Portulaca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Clinantheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA1

1 27800

Properties of Peruvian Daffodil and Portulaca

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

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Season and Care of Peruvian Daffodil and Portulaca

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

Peruvian Daffodil and Portulaca Physical Information

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

Peruvian Daffodil flower color: White
Peruvian Daffodil leaf color: Dark Green
Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green

Care of Peruvian Daffodil and Portulaca

Care of Peruvian Daffodil and Portulaca include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Peruvian Daffodil pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Requires little pruning and Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing. In summer Peruvian Daffodil 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.