Portulaca

Swiss Chard

About Portulaca and Swiss Chard

Portulaca

Swiss Chard

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Biennial or Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

South America

Europe

1.4 Types

Not available

Leaf beet, Seakettle beet, Spinach beet

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-114-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

1.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

1.2 Plant Color

1.2.1 Flower Color

Red

Red, Green

1.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

1.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan

1.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green, Green, Orange, Red, White, Yellow

1.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

1.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

1.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

1.3 Shape

1.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Heart-shaped

1.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

2.3 Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

3.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

3.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

3.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

3.8 Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Apply 10-10-10 amount

3.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Cercospora leaf spot, Damping off, Darkling beetles, Downy mildew

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

4.1.2 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Not Available

4.2 Fruits

4.2.2 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

4.2.5 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

4.4 Fragrance

4.4.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

4.5.1 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

4.5.2 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

4.5.3 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

4.6 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

4.7 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

4.8 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

4.9 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

4.10 Evergreen

✔ ✘

4.11 Invasive

✔ ✘

4.12 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

4.13 Attracts

Butterflies

Insects

4.14 Allergy

Not Available

dark circles, Diarrhea, Runny nose, Vomiting, wheezing

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Ground Cover

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Moisturizing, Remove blemishes, Slow downs aging, Speed hair growth

5.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Antitumor, Carminative, Haemostatic, Stomachic, Tonic

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Leaves, Root

5.2.3 Other Uses

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

Cultivated for fodder, Eaten as a pot herb, Used to make juice

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.5 Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

BETA vulgaris ssp. cicla

6.2 Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Swiss Chard

6.2.1 In Hindi

Portulaca

Swiss Chard

6.2.2 In German

Portulak

Swiss Chard

6.2.3 In French

portulaca

Chard suisse

6.2.4 In Spanish

Portulaca

Acelgas

6.2.5 In Greek

Portulaca

Σέσκουλο

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Portulaca

Acelga suíça

6.2.7 In Polish

Portulaca

Boćwina

6.2.8 In Latin

Portulaca

Swiss Chard

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

7.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

7.4 Order

Caryophyllales

7.5 Family

Portulacaceae

Chenopodiaceae

7.6 Genus

Portulaca

Beta

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cyclolobeae

7.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Betoideae

7.10 Number of Species

1 27800

Properties of Portulaca and Swiss Chard

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Swiss Chard

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

Portulaca and Swiss Chard Physical Information

Portulaca and Swiss Chard physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Swiss Chard height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Swiss Chard are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Swiss Chard flower color: Red and Green
Swiss Chard leaf color: Dark Green, Green, Orange, Red, White and Yellow

Care of Portulaca and Swiss Chard

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