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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Flowering Plants
Fruit

Origin

South America
Southeastern Asia, China

Types

Afternoon delight Calpyso Mix Duet
Castellana Joppa Mosambi Narinja Verna

Number of Varieties

12100
0 40000
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Habitat

All sorts of environments
Farms, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-119-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1
10-9

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, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm180.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

25.40 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Salmon
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Red, Orange, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Dark 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

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week
Do not water frequently, Requires watering in the growing season, Water every two or three days during warmer months

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Loose, Sandy
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Birds, 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
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Fruits

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Used as an ointment
Cosmetics, Culinary use

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Landscape
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora
CITRUS sinensis 'Budd'

Common Name

Moss Rose
Orange

In Hindi

मॉस गुलाब
नारंगी

In German

Moss Rose
Orange

In French

Moss Rose
Orange

In Spanish

musgo de Rose
naranja

In Greek

Moss Rose
Πορτοκάλι

In Portuguese

rosa-musgo
laranja

In Polish

Moss Rose
Pomarańczowy

In Latin

Rosa moss
aurantiaco

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales
Sapindales

Family

Portulacaceae
Rutaceae

Genus

Portulaca
Citrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Citreae

Subfamily

-
Aurantioideae

Number of Species

1201000
1 27800
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Difference Between Moss Rose and Orange

If you are confused whether Moss Rose or Orange 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 Orange Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Moss Rose are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Orange fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Moss Rose and Orange if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Moss Rose and Orange

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Moss Rose and Orange. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Moss Rose and Orange 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 Orange is . Moss Rose has beauty benefits as follows: while Orange has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Moss Rose vs Orange

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 Orange 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 Orange 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 Orange has showy fruits. Also Moss Rose is not flowering and Orange is not flowering . You can compare Moss Rose and Orange facts and facts of other plants too.