Portulaca

Spider lily

About Portulaca and Spider lily

Portulaca

Spider lily

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

South America

China, Korea

Types

Portulaca grandiflora

Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily

Number of Varieties

50140

0 40000

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Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

Along cemeteries

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-115-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

10-3

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 cm50.80 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm22.90 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark 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

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Foliage Texture

Fine

Allergy

drowsiness, Vomiting

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Bulbs

Other Uses

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

Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Number of Species

180

1 27800

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Properties of Portulaca and Spider lily

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Spider lily

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

Portulaca and Spider lily Physical Information

Portulaca and Spider lily physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Spider lily height is 50.80 cm and width 22.90 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Spider lily are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Spider lily flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold
Spider lily leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Portulaca and Spider lily

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