Portulaca

White Sapote

About Portulaca and White Sapote

Portulaca

White Sapote

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Fruit

1.3 Origin

South America

Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Not available

Reinikie, Dade, Pike, Suebelle and Golden Climate

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

Tropical Highlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-11

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

11-6

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

H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (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)▶

760.00 cm

Rank: 29 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red

Light Green, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Yellow, Yellow green, Light Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Alternate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits 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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Vegetative

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do not water frequently, Needs more water during establishment, Water during dry weather

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

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

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits 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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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have 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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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

drowsiness

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits 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-carcinogenic effects, Colon Cancer

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

CASIMIROA edulis

7.2 Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

White Sapote

7.2.1 In Hindi

Portulaca

White Sapote

7.2.2 In German

Portulak

White Sapote

7.2.3 In French

portulaca

Sapote blanche

7.2.4 In Spanish

Portulaca

White Sapote

7.2.5 In Greek

Portulaca

White Sapote

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Portulaca

White Sapote

7.2.7 In Polish

Portulaca

White Sapote

7.2.8 In Latin

Portulaca

White Sapote

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Portulacaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Portulaca

Casimiroa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Not Applicable

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Portulaca and White Sapote

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and White Sapote

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

Portulaca and White Sapote Physical Information

Portulaca and White Sapote physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas White Sapote height is 610.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and White Sapote are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
White Sapote flower color: Light Green and Ivory
White Sapote leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Portulaca and White Sapote

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