Portulaca

Shirley Poppy

About Portulaca and Shirley Poppy

Portulaca

Shirley Poppy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Herbs

1.3 Origin

South America

Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-11

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 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

A1, A2, A3, 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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30.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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20.30 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red

Red, Orange Red, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Sandy Brown, Chocolate

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Pinnate

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

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, 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

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

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

Loam, Moist but well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

No need to prune, 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

Adelgids, Downy mildew, 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

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

Headache, Toxic if not prepared properly

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Beautification, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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

Anodyne, Cancer, Emmenagogue, Emollient, Expectorant, Hypnotic, Sedative, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Cake, Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making black and brown dye, Used in flavouring curries, teas, Used to flavour soups

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

Cottage garden, Cutflower, Flower borders, Hanging Basket, Showy Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

PAPAVER rhoeas

7.2 Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Corn Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy

7.2.1 In Hindi

Portulaca

शर्ली अफीम

7.2.2 In German

Portulak

Klatschmohn

7.2.3 In French

portulaca

shirley pavot

7.2.4 In Spanish

Portulaca

Shirley amapola

7.2.5 In Greek

Portulaca

Shirley παπαρούνας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Portulaca

Shirley poppy

7.2.7 In Polish

Portulaca

Shirley maku

7.2.8 In Latin

Portulaca

Shirley, papaveris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

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

Papavereae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Portulaca and Shirley Poppy

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Shirley Poppy

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

Portulaca and Shirley Poppy Physical Information

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

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Shirley Poppy flower color: Red, Orange Red and Black
Shirley Poppy leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Portulaca and Shirley Poppy

Care of Portulaca and Shirley Poppy include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing and Shirley Poppy pruning is done No need to prune, 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 Shirley Poppy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.