Mojave® Red Portulaca | Proven Winners®

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FEATURES

Large, vibrant flowers all summer; heat, humidity and drought tolertant.

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Features

FEATURES

Large, vibrant flowers all summer; heat, humidity and drought tolertant.

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Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
Long Blooming
Heat Tolerant
Deadheading Not Necessary
Drought Tolerant
Salt Tolerant
Succulent
Attracts: 
Bees
Butterflies

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Type: 
 Annual
 
Height Category: 
 Short
 
Garden Height: 
 4 - 8 Inches
 
Trails Up To: 
 16 Inches
 
Spacing: 
 8 - 10 Inches
 
Spread: 
 12 - 16 Inches
 
Flower Colors: 
 Red
 
Flower Shade: 
 Rose Red
 
Foliage Colors: 
 Green
 
Foliage Shade: 
 Green
 
Habit: 
 Trailing
 
Container Role: 
 Spiller

PLANT NEEDS

Light Requirement: 
 Sun

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Maintenance Category: 
 Moderate
Bloom Time: 
 Planting To Frost
Hardiness Zones: 
 10a10b11a11b
Water Category: 
 Average
Soil Fertility Requirement: 
 Average Soil
 
 Poor Soil
Uses: 
 Container
 
 Edging Plant
 
 Groundcover
 
 Landscape
 
 Mass Planting
Uses Notes: 
 

Use in pots, window boxes, baskets and as a ground cover.

Maintenance Notes: 
 

The flowers of Portulaca will close at night and reopen the next day.  They will tolerate dry soils, although they will perform optimally with average moisture.  These are tough plants that will tolerant poor soils and do not need a lot of fertilizer to perform well.  Deadheading is not needed.

Mojave® Red Portulaca umbraticola 'POR1600' USPP 32,693Can PBRAF

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