Portulaca

Persian Buttercup

About Portulaca and Persian Buttercup

Portulaca

Persian Buttercup

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

South America

Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia

Types

Portulaca grandiflora

tecolate strain

Number of Varieties

502

0 40000

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Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

Lawn, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-117-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-1

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

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm25.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm10.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep the Soil well drained, Requires plenty of water during the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full 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

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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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

Insects, pollinators

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

along a porch, deck or patio, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Hanging Basket

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Flowers

Other Uses

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

Basketary, deer resistant, 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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

RANUNCULUS asiaticus

Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Garden Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup

In Hindi

Portulaca

Persian Buttercup

In German

Portulak

Asiatischer Hahnenfuß

In French

portulaca

Renoncule des fleuristes

In Spanish

Portulaca

Persian Buttercup

In Greek

Portulaca

Persian Buttercup

In Portuguese

Portulaca

ranúnculo

In Polish

Portulaca

Jaskier azjatycki

In Latin

Portulaca

Persian Buttercup

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Ranunculales

Family

Portulacaceae

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Portulaca

Ranunculus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Ranunculeae

Subfamily

Number of Species

1600

1 27800

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Properties of Portulaca and Persian Buttercup

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Persian Buttercup

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

Portulaca and Persian Buttercup Physical Information

Portulaca and Persian Buttercup physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Persian Buttercup height is 25.40 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Persian Buttercup are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Persian Buttercup flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange and Pink
Persian Buttercup leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Portulaca and Persian Buttercup

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