Portulaca

Dwarf Cattail

About Portulaca and Dwarf Cattail

Portulaca

Dwarf Cattail

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

South America

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Not available

Common Cattail, Southern Cattail, Dwarf Bulrush

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

Lake margins, Ponds, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-113-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-1

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red

Yellow, Green, Brown, Chocolate

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light brown, Light Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, In Water

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Runners

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Plant grows in water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Aquatic Plant

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Aquatic Plant

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Aquatic Plant

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly 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 in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Nitrogen, Phosphate

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Beautification, Showy Purposes, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

TYPHA minima

7.2 Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Dwarf Cattail

7.2.1 In Hindi

Portulaca

बौना कैटेल

7.2.2 In German

Portulak

Dwarf Rohrkolben

7.2.3 In French

portulaca

Cattail nain

7.2.4 In Spanish

Portulaca

Espadaña enano

7.2.5 In Greek

Portulaca

Νάνος Cattail

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Portulaca

Tifa Dwarf

7.2.7 In Polish

Portulaca

Dwarf Ożypałka

7.2.8 In Latin

Portulaca

Pumilio Cattail

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Poales

8.5 Family

Portulacaceae

Typhaceae

8.6 Genus

Portulaca

Typha

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1NA

1 27800

Properties of Portulaca and Dwarf Cattail

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Dwarf Cattail

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

Portulaca and Dwarf Cattail Physical Information

Portulaca and Dwarf Cattail physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Dwarf Cattail height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Dwarf Cattail are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Dwarf Cattail flower color: Yellow, Green, Brown and Chocolate
Dwarf Cattail leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Portulaca and Dwarf Cattail

Care of Portulaca and Dwarf Cattail include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing and Dwarf Cattail pruning is done Prune in early spring, 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 Dwarf Cattail needs Aquatic Plant and in winter, it needs Aquatic Plant.