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Life Span

Type

Origin

Types

Number of Varieties

Habitat

USDA Hardiness Zone

AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

Habit

Information

Minimum Height

Minimum Width

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Leaf Color in Winter

Leaf Shape

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Sunlight

Growth Rate

Type of Soil

The pH of Soil

Soil Drainage

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

How to Plant?

Plant Maintenance

Watering Requirements

In Summer

In Spring

In Winter

Soil pH

Soil Type

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sun Exposure

Pruning

Fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Common Name

In Hindi

In German

In French

In Spanish

In Greek

In Portuguese

In Polish

In Latin

Classification

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

 
Annual
Flowering Plants
South America
Portulaca grandiflora
50
gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas
5-11
12 - 1
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
Prostrate/Trailing
 
10.20 cm
20.30 cm
Red
Bicolor
-
Green
Green
Green
Light Green
Needle like
 
Summer, Fall
Full Sun
Very Fast
Loam, Sand
Neutral, Alkaline
Well drained
Indeterminate
Drought, Heat Tolerance
 
Container, Ground, Pot
Seedlings
Low
Average Water Needs
Lots of watering
Moderate
Average Water
Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Well drained
Well drained
Full Sun
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot
Drought, Heat Tolerance
 
Showy
Semi-Double
Fine
Matte
Butterflies
-
 
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Skin Problems
Air purification
Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling
Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Cottage garden, Edible
 
PORTULACA grandiflora
Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca
Portulaca
Portulak
portulaca
Portulaca
Portulaca
Portulaca
Portulaca
Portulaca
 
Plantae
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Portulacaceae
Portulaca
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
-
-
1
 
Annual
Fruit
Africa, Southern Africa
Cathay Belle Diana Gold Baby Gold Flower Golden Midget Golden Sunrise
1200
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
-9999
12-4
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
Prostrate/Trailing
 
30.00 cm
240.00 cm
Yellow
Bicolor
Yellow, Light Yellow, Dark Green, Black
Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
-
Lobed
 
Summer, Fall
Full Sun
Very Fast
Loam
Neutral
Well drained
Indeterminate
Drought
 
Ground
Seedlings
Medium
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires regular watering
Lots of watering
Moderate
Average Water
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Loam
Well drained
Full Sun
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Water soluble fertilizers
Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cabbage looper, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Red blotch
Drought
 
Showy
Single
Coarse
Matte
-
-
 
-
-
Air purification
Nutrients, Vitamin C
Fruits
Used As Food
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
 
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Moon and Stars'
Moon and Stars Watermelon, Watermelon
तरबूज़
Wassermelone
Pastèque
sandía
καρπούζι
melancia
arbuz
PEPO
 
Plantae
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Cucurbitales
Cucurbitaceae
Citrullus
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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-
1000

Difference Between Portulaca and Watermelon

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

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Importance of Portulaca and Watermelon

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

Compare Facts of Portulaca vs Watermelon

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