1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico
South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm20.30 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Magenta, Orange Red
Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Requires high amount of nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Skin Problems
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antiemetic, Diuretic, Purgative, Tonic
Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a general tonic, Used as a rat poison, Used as a vegetable
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Cottage garden, Edible
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ERYTHRINA herbacea
PORTULACA grandiflora
7.2 Common Name
Red cardinal, Cardinal spear
Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
κόκκινο Καρδινάλιος
Portulaca
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cardeal vermelho
Portulaca
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Cardinalis Rubrum
Portulaca
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species