Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Herbs
Origin
South America
Western Europe, Turkey
Types
Afternoon delight
Calpyso Mix
Duet
Aromatic herb
Number of Varieties
1215
0
40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-114-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
10-2
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
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Salmon
White, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Yellow, Light Green, Lemon yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
oblong or obovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
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 over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
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
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Depurative, Hypotensive, Wounds
Cold, Cough, Diabetes, gallstones, Liver problems, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Used as an ointment
Culinary use, Traditional medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Landscape
Container, Edging, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PORTULACA grandiflora
ORIGANUM majorana 'Aureum'
Common Name
Moss Rose
Sweet Marjoram
In Hindi
मॉस गुलाब
मीठा कुठरा
In German
Moss Rose
Majoran
In French
Moss Rose
marjolaine
In Spanish
musgo de Rose
mejorana
In Greek
Moss Rose
γλυκό μαντζουράνα
In Portuguese
rosa-musgo
manjerona
In Polish
Moss Rose
słodki majeranek
In Latin
Rosa moss
amaracus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Tracheobionta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Lamiales
Family
Portulacaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Portulaca
Origanum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1201
1
27800
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