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Portulaca and Toadflax


What is

Life Span
Annual  
Annual  

Type
Flowering Plants  
Flowering Plants  

Origin
Morocco  
South America  

Types
Linaria vulgaris  
Portulaca grandiflora  

Number of Varieties
150  
99+
50  
99+

Habitat
Desert, Mediterranean region, subtropical regions, Temperate Regions  
gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas  

USDA Hardiness Zone
3-10  
5-11  

AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1  
12 - 1  

Sunset Zone
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  
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
25.40 cm  
99+
10.20 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
12.70 cm  
99+
20.30 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet  
Red  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Linear  
Needle like  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Summer  
Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Very Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer  
Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought, Heat Tolerance  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water  
Average Water Needs  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Well drained  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

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

Fertilizers
Balanced liquid fertilizer  
Requires high amount of nitrogen  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Powdery mildew  
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought, Heat Tolerance  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
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
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, pollinators  
Butterflies  

Allergy
Mild Allergen  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

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

Beauty Benefits
-  
Skin Problems  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling  

Part of Plant Used
-  
Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant  

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant  
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden  
Cottage garden, Edible  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
LINARIA maroccana  
PORTULACA grandiflora  

Common Name
Baby Snapdragon, Morocco Toadflax, Toadflax  
Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca  

In Hindi
Toadflax  
Portulaca  

In German
Toadflax  
Portulak  

In French
Toadflax  
portulaca  

In Spanish
Toadflax  
Portulaca  

In Greek
Toadflax  
Portulaca  

In Portuguese
Linária  
Portulaca  

In Polish
Toadflax  
Portulaca  

In Latin
Toadflax  
Portulaca  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Scrophulariales  
Caryophyllales  

Family
Scrophulariaceae  
Portulacaceae  

Genus
Linaria  
Portulaca  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  

Tribe
Antirrhineae  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
250  
99+
1  
99+

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Difference Between Toadflax and Portulaca

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

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Importance of Toadflax and Portulaca

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

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

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