1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Biennial or Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Not available
Leaf beet, Seakettle beet, Spinach beet
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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, 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
1.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.2.3 Fruit Color
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
1.4 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
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?
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
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
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
4.9 Foliage Sheen
4.10 Evergreen
4.11 Invasive
4.12 Self-Sowing
4.13 Attracts
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
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
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
6.2.4 In Spanish
6.2.5 In Greek
6.2.6 In Portuguese
6.2.7 In Polish
6.2.8 In Latin
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
7.5 Family
Portulacaceae
Chenopodiaceae
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
7.8 Tribe
Not Available
Cyclolobeae
7.9 Subfamily
7.10 Number of Species