Portulaca

Ranunculus

About Portulaca and Ranunculus

Portulaca

Ranunculus

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

South America

Types

Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

5060

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Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-11-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-3

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 cm30.50 cm

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm22.90 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

White, Yellow, Red, Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

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

Lobed and toothed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Variety of soil types

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Well drained

Loam

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 flowers, 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

Powdery mildew

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Variety of soil types

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, 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

Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

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

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 acris

Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup

In Hindi

Portulaca

Ranunculus

In German

Portulak

Ranunkel

In French

portulaca

Ranunculus

In Spanish

Portulaca

ranúnculo

In Greek

Portulaca

Ranunculus

In Portuguese

Portulaca

Ranogkylos

In Polish

Portulaca

Ranogkylos

In Latin

Portulaca

Ranogkylos

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Ranunculales

Family

Portulacaceae

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Portulaca

Ranunculus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Ranunculeae

Subfamily

Ranunculoideae

Number of Species

1600

1 27800

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Properties of Portulaca and Ranunculus

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Ranunculus

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

Portulaca and Ranunculus Physical Information

Portulaca and Ranunculus physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Ranunculus height is 30.50 cm and width 22.90 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Ranunculus are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Ranunculus flower color: White, Yellow, Red and Green
Ranunculus leaf color:

Care of Portulaca and Ranunculus

Care of Portulaca and Ranunculus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing and Ranunculus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers and Remove dead leaves. In summer Portulaca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ranunculus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.