Portulaca

Water Spinach

About Portulaca and Water Spinach

Portulaca

Water Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

South America

India

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-11

8-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-6

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

12.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Reddish Plum

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Long Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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42% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Wet Site

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

Requires regular 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, 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

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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16% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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37% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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90% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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25% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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61% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds, Hens

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Farmland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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76% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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74% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Leaves, Shoots, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used in curries, soups, stews

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

IPOMOEA aquatica

7.2 Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

Portulaca

Water Spinach

7.2.2 In German

Portulak

Wasser-Spinat

7.2.3 In French

portulaca

Épinards d'eau

7.2.4 In Spanish

Portulaca

La espinaca de agua

7.2.5 In Greek

Portulaca

Σπανάκι νερό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Portulaca

Espinafre de água

7.2.7 In Polish

Portulaca

Szpinak wodny

7.2.8 In Latin

Portulaca

Water Spinach

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Portulacaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Portulaca

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Ipomoeeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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500

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Properties of Portulaca and Water Spinach

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Water Spinach

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

Portulaca and Water Spinach Physical Information

Portulaca and Water Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Water Spinach height is 12.70 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Water Spinach are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Water Spinach flower color: White and Lavender
Water Spinach leaf color: Green

Care of Portulaca and Water Spinach

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