Scientific Name:
Portulaca grandiflora
Pronunciation:
por-tew-LAK-uh gran-dih-FLORE-uh
Common Name:
portulaca
Family Name:
Portulacaceae
Plant Type:
Annual (grown as), Succulent or Cacti
Key ID Features:
Succulent, tubular leaves have a round tip and hairs at the base.
Habit:
Open, Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like, Weeping
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Group or mass planting, Hanging basket
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include P. ‘Sundial White’ and P. 'Samba Bi-Color' (a hybrid with large two-tone flowers).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Succulent
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Oblique (uneven)
Margins:
Ciliate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Magenta, Red, Dark-red
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Seed
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Rust (Drought tolerant)
