Portulaca

Russian Sage

About Portulaca and Russian Sage

Portulaca

Russian Sage

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Origin

South America

Types

Portulaca grandiflora

Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’

Number of Varieties

50250

0 40000

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Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-114-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9-6

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

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

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Silver

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Grass like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly 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

Prune in early spring, Prune regularly

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Chlorosis, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought, Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

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

Skin irritation, Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Insect Repellent

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Treating fever

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Culinary use, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, 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

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage

In Hindi

Portulaca

Russian Sage

In German

Portulak

russische Sage

In French

portulaca

sabio ruso

In Spanish

Portulaca

Sage ruso

In Greek

Portulaca

Ρωσική Sage

In Portuguese

Portulaca

Sábio russo

In Polish

Portulaca

rosyjski Sage

In Latin

Portulaca

Russian Sage

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Lamiales

Family

Portulacaceae

Lamiaceae

Genus

Portulaca

Perovskia

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Mentheae

Subfamily

Number of Species

1250

1 27800

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Properties of Portulaca and Russian Sage

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Russian Sage

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

Portulaca and Russian Sage Physical Information

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

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Russian Sage flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Russian Sage leaf color: Gray Green and Silver

Care of Portulaca and Russian Sage

Care of Portulaca and Russian Sage include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing and Russian Sage pruning is done Prune in early spring and Prune regularly. In summer Portulaca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Russian Sage needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.