Portulaca

Bread Wheat

About Portulaca and Bread Wheat

Portulaca

Bread Wheat

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Herbs

Origin

South America

Western Asia

Types

Portulaca grandiflora

Durum, Einkorn, Khorasan, Norin 10, Winter Wheat

Number of Varieties

506

0 40000

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Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

agricultural areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-113-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

10 - 1

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm15.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gold, Tan

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Well drained

Fertile, Well drained, Well-aerated

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

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

Bacterial leaf streak and black chaff, Powdery mildew, Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Good for skin and hair, Protects from sun damage, Weightloss

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Antibilious, Antihydrotic, Antipruritic, Antipyretic, Antivinous, Sedative, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Seeds, Stem, Straw

Other Uses

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

Biomass for fuel, Used for laundering, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

TRITICUM aestivum

Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Bread Wheat, Common Wheat

In Hindi

Portulaca

गेहूं

In German

Portulak

Brotweizen

In French

portulaca

pain de blé

In Spanish

Portulaca

El pan de trigo

In Greek

Portulaca

ψωμί ολικής αλέσεως

In Portuguese

Portulaca

pão de trigo

In Polish

Portulaca

chleb pszenny

In Latin

Portulaca

Triticum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Poales

Family

Portulacaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Portulaca

Triticum

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Triticeae

Subfamily

Pooideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Portulaca and Bread Wheat

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Bread Wheat

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

Portulaca and Bread Wheat Physical Information

Portulaca and Bread Wheat physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Bread Wheat height is 60.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Bread Wheat are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Bread Wheat flower color: Yellow
Bread Wheat leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Portulaca and Bread Wheat

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