Portulaca

Sour Cherry

About Portulaca and Sour Cherry

Portulaca

Sour Cherry

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Fruit

Origin

South America

Types

Portulaca grandiflora

Fruit

Number of Varieties

50300

0 40000

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Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-114-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

8-1

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

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm300.00 cm

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Simple lobed or unlobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

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

Full Sun, Partial 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

Birds

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single, 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

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Birds

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beautification, Bouquets, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

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

anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, Gout, Insomnia, Soothing and relieving pain

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

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

Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Cake, Edible syrup, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used to make juice

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

PRUNUS cerasus

Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Pie Cherry, Sour Cherry, Tart Cherry

In Hindi

Portulaca

Sour cherry

In German

Portulak

Sauerkirsche

In French

portulaca

Prunus cerasus

In Spanish

Portulaca

Prunus cerasus

In Greek

Portulaca

Sour cherry

In Portuguese

Portulaca

Ginja

In Polish

Portulaca

Wiśnia pospolita

In Latin

Portulaca

Prunus cerasus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Rosales

Family

Portulacaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Portulaca

Prunus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1270

1 27800

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Properties of Portulaca and Sour Cherry

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Sour Cherry

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

Portulaca and Sour Cherry Physical Information

Portulaca and Sour Cherry physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Sour Cherry height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Sour Cherry are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Sour Cherry flower color: White
Sour Cherry leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Portulaca and Sour Cherry

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