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About Portulaca and Cactus

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
South America
Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America
1.4 Types
Not available
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
2000
Rank: 7 (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas
Desert
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
5-11
Not Available
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
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
10.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
27.55 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
3.44 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red
Magenta, Red, White, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Not Available
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
Several shades of Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Several shades of Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Needle like
Globe shaped
2.4 Thorns
8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
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
Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Well drained
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot
Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Heat Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
Not Available
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
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 !
62% Most Useful Shrub 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
Diabetes, Hangover
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used in Furniture
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Cottage garden, Edible
Feature Plant
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PORTULACA grandiflora
Cactaceae
7.2 Common Name
Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca
Cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
Portulaca
Naagaphanee
7.2.2 In German
Portulak
Kaktus
7.2.3 In French
portulaca
Cactus
7.2.4 In Spanish
Portulaca
El Cactus
7.2.5 In Greek
Portulaca
κάκτος
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Portulaca
cacto
7.2.7 In Polish
Portulaca
kaktus
7.2.8 In Latin
Portulaca
Cactus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Portulacaceae
Cactaceae
8.6 Genus
Portulaca
Not Available
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
8.10 Number of Species
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Rank: 100 (Overall)
1800
Rank: 10 (Overall)
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Properties of Portulaca and Cactus

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

Season and Care of Portulaca and Cactus

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

Portulaca and Cactus Physical Information

Portulaca and Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Cactus height is 27.55 cm and width 3.44 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Cactus are as follows:

  • Portulaca flower color: Red

  • Portulaca leaf color: Green

  • Cactus flower color: Magenta, Red, White and Yellow

  • Cactus leaf color: Green

Care of Portulaca and Cactus

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