Portulaca

Dame's Rocket

About Portulaca and Dame's Rocket

Portulaca

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Biennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Herbs

Origin

South America

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Portulaca grandiflora

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

504

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Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-114-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9 - 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

21,22

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial 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

Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

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

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, 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

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

Portulaca

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Portulak

Rockets Freifrau

In French

portulaca

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Portulaca

Rocket Dame

In Greek

Portulaca

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Portulaca

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Portulaca

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Portulaca

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Brassicales

Family

Portulacaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Portulaca

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

150

1 27800

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Properties of Portulaca and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Dame's Rocket

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

Portulaca and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

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

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Portulaca and Dame's Rocket

Care of Portulaca and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing and Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.