Portulaca

Ohio Buckeye

About Portulaca and Ohio Buckeye

Portulaca

Ohio Buckeye

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Tree

1.3 Origin

South America

United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

Forest edges, Forest margins, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-11

3-7

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

7-1

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

760.00 cm

Rank: 29 (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red

Light Yellow, Yellow green, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan, Sienna

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Orange, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Compound

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

18% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, 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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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 !

✔ ✘

46% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

3% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

5% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

58% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

76% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

74% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Asthma, Cough, Intestinal irritations, Rheumatism

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Culinary use

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

AESCULUS glabra

7.2 Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Ohio Buckeye

7.2.1 In Hindi

Portulaca

ओहियो बकेये

7.2.2 In German

Portulak

Ohio buckeye

7.2.3 In French

portulaca

marronnier de l'Ohio

7.2.4 In Spanish

Portulaca

Ohio castaño de indias

7.2.5 In Greek

Portulaca

Οχάιο Buckeye

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Portulaca

Ohio Buckeye

7.2.7 In Polish

Portulaca

Ohio kasztan

7.2.8 In Latin

Portulaca

Ohio buckeye

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Portulacaceae

Hippocastanaceae

8.6 Genus

Portulaca

Aesculus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Hippocastanoideae

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Portulaca and Ohio Buckeye

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

Compare Annual Plants » More

Portulaca and Pumpkin Tree

Portulaca and Begonia masoniana

Portulaca and Sweetscented Marigold

» More

More Compare Annual Plants

Season and Care of Portulaca and Ohio Buckeye

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

Portulaca and Ohio Buckeye Physical Information

Portulaca and Ohio Buckeye physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Ohio Buckeye height is 910.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Ohio Buckeye are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Ohio Buckeye flower color: Light Yellow, Yellow green and Ivory
Ohio Buckeye leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Portulaca and Ohio Buckeye

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