Tree Echium

Portulaca

About Tree Echium and Portulaca

Tree Echium

Portulaca

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants

Origin

Canary Islands

South America

Types

Echium pininana

Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

1050

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-105-11

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

Upright/Erect

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Red blotch

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

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

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, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

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, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Cottage garden, Edible

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

In Hindi

Tree Echium

Portulaca

In German

Baum Aciam

Portulak

In French

Arbre ACIAM

portulaca

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

Portulaca

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Portulaca

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Portulaca

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

Portulaca

In Latin

lignum Aciam

Portulaca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Caryophyllales

Family

Boraginaceae

Portulacaceae

Genus

Echium

Portulaca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

601

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Portulaca

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Portulaca

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

Tree Echium and Portulaca Physical Information

Tree Echium and Portulaca physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Portulaca are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green

Care of Tree Echium and Portulaca

Care of Tree Echium and Portulaca include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium 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 Tree Echium 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.