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What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Flowering Plants  
Aquatics  

Origin
South America  
North America, Europe, Asia  

Types
Portulaca grandiflora  
Lemna minor  

Number of Varieties
50  
99+
37  
99+

Habitat
gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas  
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-11  
1-8  

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1  
7-1  

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  
21,22  

Habit
Prostrate/Trailing  
Spreading  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
10.20 cm  
99+
5.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
20.30 cm  
99+
0.12 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
-  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Needle like  
Oblong-lanceolate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Summer, Fall  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
-  

The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline  
-  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Poorly Drained  

Bloom Time
Indeterminate  
Late Spring, Early Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance  
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
In Water  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs  
Plant grows in water  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Aquatic Plant  

In Spring
Moderate  
Aquatic Plant  

In Winter
Average Water  
Aquatic Plant  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic  
-  

Soil Type
Well drained  
-  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Poorly Drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing  
-  

Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen  
No fertilizers needed  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot  
Insects, Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Heat Tolerance  
Cold climate, Salt  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
Butterflies  
Insects  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
Skin Problems  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Food for insects  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling  
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
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Cottage garden, Edible  
Bog Garden, Water Gardens  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PORTULACA grandiflora  
LEMNA trisulca  

Common Name
Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca  
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed  

In Hindi
Portulaca  
duckweed  

In German
Portulak  
Entengrütze  

In French
portulaca  
lentille d'eau  

In Spanish
Portulaca  
Lenteja de agua  

In Greek
Portulaca  
duckweed  

In Portuguese
Portulaca  
lentilha-d'água  

In Polish
Portulaca  
Rzęsa  

In Latin
Portulaca  
duckweed  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Caryophyllales  
Arales  

Family
Portulacaceae  
Lemnaceae  

Genus
Portulaca  
Lemna  

Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Monocots  

Tribe
-  
Lemneae  

Subfamily
-  
Lemnoideae  

Number of Species
1  
99+
38  

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Difference Between Portulaca and Duckweed

If you are confused whether Portulaca or Duckweed 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 Portulaca and Duckweed Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Portulaca are Requires high amount of nitrogen, whereas for Duckweed fertilizers required are No fertilizers needed. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Portulaca and Duckweed if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Portulaca and Duckweed

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Portulaca and Duckweed. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Portulaca and Duckweed 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 Portulaca is Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite and Swelling whereas of Duckweed is Swelling. Portulaca has beauty benefits as follows: Skin Problems while Duckweed has beauty benefits as follows: Skin Problems.

Compare Facts of Portulaca vs Duckweed

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 Portulaca vs Duckweed 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 Portulaca are whereas of Duckweed have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Portulaca has no showy fruits and Duckweed has no showy fruits. Also Portulaca is not flowering and Duckweed is not flowering . You can compare Portulaca and Duckweed facts and facts of other plants too.

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