Portulaca

Sweetscented Marigold

About Portulaca and Sweetscented Marigold

Portulaca

Sweetscented Marigold

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

South America

Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Not available

African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA50

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

Roadsides, wastelands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-119-11

0 99

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

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm50.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

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

Allow to dry out slightly between 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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning

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

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Showy Purposes

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

Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food

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

Flower borders

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

Tagetes lucida

7.2 Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold

7.2.1 In Hindi

Portulaca

sweetscented marigold

7.2.2 In German

Portulak

süß duftend Ringelblume

7.2.3 In French

portulaca

Yauhtli

7.2.4 In Spanish

Portulaca

pericón, Santa María, yerbanís

7.2.5 In Greek

Portulaca

γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Portulaca

Tarragon Mexicano

7.2.7 In Polish

Portulaca

słodkie pachnące nagietka

7.2.8 In Latin

Portulaca

sweetscented marigold

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Portulacaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Portulaca

Tagetes

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

150

1 27800

Properties of Portulaca and Sweetscented Marigold

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Sweetscented Marigold

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

Portulaca and Sweetscented Marigold Physical Information

Portulaca and Sweetscented Marigold physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Sweetscented Marigold height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Sweetscented Marigold are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Sweetscented Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Ivory
Sweetscented Marigold leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Portulaca and Sweetscented Marigold

Care of Portulaca and Sweetscented Marigold include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing and Sweetscented Marigold pruning is done Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires little pruning. In summer Portulaca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweetscented Marigold needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.