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About Portulaca and Adam's Needle

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants, Succulent
1.3 Origin
South America
Southeastern United States
1.4 Types
Not available
Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas
Dry areas, Hot climate regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
5-11
4-10
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
10.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
45.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Needle like
Long Linear
2.4 Thorns
8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
13% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
41% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do not let dry out between waterings
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Well drained
Not Available
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot
Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Heat Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
All Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double
Single, Double
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
25% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
16% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
53% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
11% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
15% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
13% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
46% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
6% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
12% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
7% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
51% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies, Flies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Skin Problems
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
76% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
67% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant
Flowers, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Decoration Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
32% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
All Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Cottage garden, Edible
Container, Cottage garden
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PORTULACA grandiflora
Yucca filamentosa
7.2 Common Name
Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca
Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca
7.2.1 In Hindi
Portulaca
Adam's needle
7.2.2 In German
Portulak
Fädige Palmlilie
7.2.3 In French
portulaca
Yucca filamentosa
7.2.4 In Spanish
Portulaca
Yucca filamentosa
7.2.5 In Greek
Portulaca
Adam's Needle
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Portulaca
Adam's Needle
7.2.7 In Polish
Portulaca
Jukka karolińska
7.2.8 In Latin
Portulaca
Adam's Needle
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Liliales
8.5 Family
Portulacaceae
Agavaceae
8.6 Genus
Portulaca
Yucca
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Agavoideae
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
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Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Properties of Portulaca and Adam's Needle

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

Season and Care of Portulaca and Adam's Needle

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

Portulaca and Adam's Needle Physical Information

Portulaca and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Adam's Needle are as follows:

  • Portulaca flower color: Red

  • Portulaca leaf color: Green

  • Adam's Needle flower color: White

  • Adam's Needle leaf color: Green

Care of Portulaca and Adam's Needle

Care of Portulaca and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Portulaca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.