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Moss Rose
Moss Rose

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants, Herbs, Shrubs

Origin

South America
Southern Asia, India

Types

Afternoon delight Calpyso Mix Duet
Crotalaria benghalensis Lam. Crotalaria fenestrata Sims Crotalaria ferestrata Sims Crotalaria porrecta Wall. Crotalaria sericea Willd. Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb. Crotalaria viminea Wall.

Number of Varieties

127
0 40000
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Habitat

All sorts of environments
Mountain tops, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-118-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1
12 - 4

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
H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm90.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

25.40 cm90.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Salmon
Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Cylindrical
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week
Does not require lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Loose, Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Insects, Moth, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Hypotensive, Wounds
Antispasmodic, Cold, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Jaundice, Liver problems, Urinary tract problems, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Used as an ointment
Culinary use

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Landscape
Edging

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora
Apocynum cannabinum

Common Name

Moss Rose
Dogbane, milkweed, honeybloom, bitter root, black hemp, hemp dogbane, lechuguilla, westernwall

In Hindi

मॉस गुलाब
भारतीय गांजा

In German

Moss Rose
Indischer Hanf

In French

Moss Rose
chanvre indien

In Spanish

musgo de Rose
El cáñamo indio

In Greek

Moss Rose
ινδική κάνναβη

In Portuguese

rosa-musgo
cânhamo indiano

In Polish

Moss Rose
Konopie indyjskie

In Latin

Rosa moss
Latin Hemp

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms
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Class

Magnoliopsida
-

Order

Caryophyllales
Fabales

Family

Portulacaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Portulaca
Crotalaria

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Crotalarieae

Subfamily

-
Faboideae

Number of Species

120400
1 27800
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Difference Between Moss Rose and Indian Hemp

If you are confused whether Moss Rose or Indian Hemp are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Moss Rose and Indian Hemp Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Moss Rose are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Indian Hemp fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Moss Rose and Indian Hemp if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Moss Rose and Indian Hemp

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Moss Rose and Indian Hemp. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Moss Rose and Indian Hemp as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Moss Rose is Depurative, Hypotensive and Wounds whereas of Indian Hemp is Antispasmodic, Cold, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Jaundice, Liver problems, Urinary tract problems and Wounds. Moss Rose has beauty benefits as follows: while Indian Hemp has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Moss Rose vs Indian Hemp

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Moss Rose vs Indian Hemp and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Moss Rose are whereas of Indian Hemp have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Moss Rose has no showy fruits and Indian Hemp has no showy fruits. Also Moss Rose is not flowering and Indian Hemp is not flowering . You can compare Moss Rose and Indian Hemp facts and facts of other plants too.