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About Portulaca



What is
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Life Span
Annual 0

Type
Flowering Plants 0

Origin
South America 0

Types
Not available 0

Number of Varieties
Not Available 0

Habitat
gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas 0

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-11 0

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1 0

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 0

Habit
Prostrate/Trailing 0

Information
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Plant Size
0

Minimum Height
10.20 cm 100

Minimum Width
20.30 cm 100

Plant Color
0

Flower Color
Red 0

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor 0

Fruit Color
Not Available 0

Leaf Color in Spring
Green 0

Leaf Color in Summer
Green 0

Leaf Color in Fall
Green 0

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green 0

Shape
0

Leaf Shape
Needle like 0

Thorns
No 0

Season
0

Plant Season
Summer, Fall 0

Growing Conditions
0

Sunlight
Full Sun 0

Growth Rate
Very Fast 0

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand 0

The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline 0

Soil Drainage
Well drained 0

Bloom Time
Indeterminate 0

Repeat Bloomer
Yes 0

Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance 0

Care
0

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot 0

How to Plant?
Seedlings 0

Plant Maintenance
Low 0

Watering Plants
0

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs 0

In Summer
Lots of watering 0

In Spring
Moderate 0

In Winter
Average Water 0

Soil
0

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic 0

Soil Type
Well drained 0

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained 0

Sun Exposure
Full Sun 0

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing 0

Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen 0

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot 0

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Heat Tolerance 0

Facts
0

Flowers
Showy 0

Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double 0

Fruits
0

Showy Fruit
No 0

Edible Fruit
No 0

Fragrance
0

Fragrant Flower
No 0

Fragrant Fruit
No 0

Fragrant Leaf
No 0

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No 0

Showy Foliage
Yes 0

Showy Bark
No 0

Foliage Texture
Fine 0

Foliage Sheen
Matte 0

Evergreen
No 0

Invasive
No 0

Self-Sowing
Yes 0

Attracts
Butterflies 0

Allergy
Not Available 0

Benefits
0

Uses
0

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes 0

Beauty Benefits
Skin Problems 0

Edible Uses
Yes 0

Environmental Uses
Air purification 0

Plant Benefits
0

Medicinal Uses
Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling 0

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant 0

Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties 0

Used As Indoor Plant
No 0

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes 0

Garden Design
Cottage garden, Edible 0

Scientific Name
0

Botanical Name
PORTULACA grandiflora 0

Common Name
Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca 0

In Hindi
Portulaca 0

In German
Portulak 0

In French
portulaca 0

In Spanish
Portulaca 0

In Greek
Portulaca 0

In Portuguese
Portulaca 0

In Polish
Portulaca 0

In Latin
Portulaca 0

Classification
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Kingdom
Plantae 0

Phylum
Magnoliophyta 0

Class
Magnoliopsida 0

Order
Caryophyllales 0

Family
Portulacaceae 0

Genus
Portulaca 0

Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots 0

Tribe
Not Available 0

Subfamily
Not Available 0

Number of Species
1 100

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Properties of Portulaca

Want to know the properties of Portulaca? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Portulaca is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Portulaca Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Portulaca Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Portulaca. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Portulaca physical information is as follows: 10.20 cm tall and 20.30 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Needle like. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Portulaca

Taking Portulaca Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Portulaca include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Portulaca

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Portulaca is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Portulaca is a very important plant from Annual Plants. There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not available. This plant's habitat is gardens, Roadsides and Waste areas and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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