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Mojave® Red Portulaca | Proven Winners®

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:

10a, 10b, 11a, 11b

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 32,693, Can PBRAF

Mojave® Red Portulaca | Proven Winners®

FEATURES

Features

FEATURES

CHARACTERISTICS

PLANT NEEDS

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