Portulaca

Wild Blue Phlox

About Portulaca and Wild Blue Phlox

Portulaca

Wild Blue Phlox

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

South America

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Texas, Canada

1.4 Types

Not available

Blue Moon, Clouds of Perfume

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

Rich Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-114-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

8-1

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red

Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

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

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Ovate-lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, 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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove dead flowers

4.8 Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Rust

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

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Boils, Eczema, Intestinal disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

As a tea substitute, Used as eyewash

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

PHLOX divaricata 'Blue Moon'

7.2 Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Wild Blue Phlox, Woodland Phlox

7.2.1 In Hindi

Portulaca

Wild Blue Phlox

7.2.2 In German

Portulak

Wild Blue Phlox

7.2.3 In French

portulaca

Wild Blue Phlox

7.2.4 In Spanish

Portulaca

Wild Blue Phlox

7.2.5 In Greek

Portulaca

Άγρια μπλε Phlox

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Portulaca

Wild Blue Phlox

7.2.7 In Polish

Portulaca

Dziki Niebieski Phlox

7.2.8 In Latin

Portulaca

Phlox ferae blue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Portulacaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Portulaca

Phlox

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Phlocideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Polemonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

1 27800

Properties of Portulaca and Wild Blue Phlox

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Wild Blue Phlox

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

Portulaca and Wild Blue Phlox Physical Information

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

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Wild Blue Phlox flower color: Blue Violet
Wild Blue Phlox leaf color: Green

Care of Portulaca and Wild Blue Phlox

Care of Portulaca and Wild Blue Phlox include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing and Wild Blue Phlox pruning is done Remove dead flowers. In summer Portulaca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wild Blue Phlox needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.