Spring Starflower

Portulaca

About Spring Starflower and Portulaca

Spring Starflower

Portulaca

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants

Origin

South America, Argentina

South America

Types

Perennial

Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

3550

0 40000

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

5.10 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Cottage garden, Edible

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum

PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

In Hindi

Spring Starflower

Portulaca

In German

Frühling Borretsch

Portulak

In French

Spring Starflower

portulaca

In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella

Portulaca

In Greek

άνοιξη starflower

Portulaca

In Portuguese

primavera Starflower

Portulaca

In Polish

Wiosna Starflower

Portulaca

In Latin

Spring Starflower

Portulaca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Caryophyllales

Family

Liliaceae

Portulacaceae

Genus

Ipheion

Portulaca

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Gilliesieae

Subfamily

Allioideae

Number of Species

501

1 27800

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Properties of Spring Starflower and Portulaca

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

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Season and Care of Spring Starflower and Portulaca

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

Spring Starflower and Portulaca Physical Information

Spring Starflower and Portulaca physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Spring Starflower and Portulaca are as follows:

Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green
Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green

Care of Spring Starflower and Portulaca

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