Vine Maple

Portulaca

About Vine Maple and Portulaca

Vine Maple

Portulaca

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants

Origin

North America, Northwestern United States

South America

Types

Acer circinatum

Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

2050

0 40000

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Habitat

Forests, gardens, Open Forest, Tropical regions, Wet forest

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

610.00 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

610.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Purple

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Orange, Dark Red, Orange Red

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full 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

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Prune every year, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Billbugs, Fungal 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

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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

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, 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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Cottage garden, Edible

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACER circinatum

PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

Oregon Vine Maple, Vine Maple

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

In Hindi

बेल मेपल

Portulaca

In German

Wein-Ahorn

Portulak

In French

Maple Vine

portulaca

In Spanish

arce vid

Portulaca

In Greek

αμπέλου Maple

Portulaca

In Portuguese

bordo de videira

Portulaca

In Polish

Vine Maple

Portulaca

In Latin

vitis Maple

Portulaca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Caryophyllales

Family

Aceraceae

Portulacaceae

Genus

Acer

Portulaca

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae

Number of Species

1281

1 27800

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Properties of Vine Maple and Portulaca

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

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Season and Care of Vine Maple and Portulaca

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

Vine Maple and Portulaca Physical Information

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

Vine Maple flower color: White and Purple
Vine Maple leaf color: Green and Light Green
Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green

Care of Vine Maple and Portulaca

Care of Vine Maple and Portulaca include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Vine Maple pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Prune every year, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Remove deadheads and Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing. In summer Vine Maple 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.