Portulaca

Opium Poppy

About Portulaca and Opium Poppy

Portulaca

Opium Poppy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

South America

Eastern Europe, Mediterranean, Western Asia

1.4 Types

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-11

7-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

8 - 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

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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10.20 cm

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90.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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30.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red

White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender, Plum, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Green, Tan, Chocolate

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply

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

Alkaline, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full 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

Single, Double, Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation

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

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

PAPAVER somniferum

7.2 Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Opium Poppy, Poppyseed Poppy

7.2.1 In Hindi

Portulaca

अफीम पोस्ता

7.2.2 In German

Portulak

Schlafmohn

7.2.3 In French

portulaca

Grain d'opium

7.2.4 In Spanish

Portulaca

adormidera

7.2.5 In Greek

Portulaca

μήκωνος της υπνοφόρου

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Portulaca

Papoula do ópio

7.2.7 In Polish

Portulaca

MAK lekarski

7.2.8 In Latin

Portulaca

opium Poppy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Portulacaceae

Papaveraceae

8.6 Genus

Portulaca

Papaver

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Portulaca and Opium Poppy

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Opium Poppy

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

Portulaca and Opium Poppy Physical Information

Portulaca and Opium Poppy physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Opium Poppy height is 90.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Opium Poppy are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Opium Poppy flower color: White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender, Plum and Ivory
Opium Poppy leaf color: Light Green and Blue Green

Care of Portulaca and Opium Poppy

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