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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Fruit
Flowering Plants

Origin

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South America

Types

European plum, Gages, Japanese plum
Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

1550
0 40000
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Habitat

Moist Soils, Sandy areas, Wet ground
gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-85-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-3
12 - 1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 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

609.60 cm10.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

457.20 cm20.30 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, White
Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Violet, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze, Ivory
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Leaf Color in Spring

Pink
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Needle like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Early Spring, Late Winter
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Sandy
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Moderate
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous
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

Flower Petal Number

-
Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

-
Fine

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Ants, Aphids, Beetles, Mites
Butterflies

Allergy

Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching, Vomiting
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Brain disease, Cancer, Cellular Health, constipation, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Heart problems
Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Other Uses

Cosmetics
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Cottage garden, Edible

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS domestica 'Brooks'
PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

Plum
Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

In Hindi

बेर
Portulaca

In German

Pflaume
Portulak

In French

prune
portulaca

In Spanish

ciruela
Portulaca

In Greek

Δαμάσκηνο
Portulaca

In Portuguese

ameixa
Portulaca

In Polish

Śliwka
Portulaca

In Latin

Plum
Portulaca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Caryophyllales

Family

Rosaceae
Portulacaceae

Genus

Prunus
Portulaca

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

Amygdaloideae
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Number of Species

401
1 27800
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Difference Between Plum and Portulaca

If you are confused whether Plum or Portulaca 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 Plum and Portulaca Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Plum are Nitrogen and Phosphorous, whereas for Portulaca fertilizers required are Requires high amount of nitrogen. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Plum and Portulaca if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Plum and Portulaca

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Plum and Portulaca. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Plum and Portulaca 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 Plum is Bone strength, Brain disease, Cancer, Cellular Health, constipation, Diabetes, Digestion problems and Heart problems whereas of Portulaca is Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite and Swelling. Plum has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin tone and Skin Problems while Portulaca has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin tone and Skin Problems.

Compare Facts of Plum vs Portulaca

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 Plum vs Portulaca 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 Plum are Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching and Vomiting whereas of Portulaca have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Plum has showy fruits and Portulaca has no showy fruits. Also Plum is flowering and Portulaca is not flowering . You can compare Plum and Portulaca facts and facts of other plants too.