Portulaca grandifloraHook .
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Portulaca pilosasubsp.grandiflora
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Family : PortulacaceaeSubfamily : PortulacarioideaeGenus : Portulaca
The specific name " grandiflora " ( judge gran - dih - FLOR - uh ) mean " having large prime " and refers to the expectant - sized flowers of this species equate to other member of the genus .
Portulaca grandiflorais native toArgentina , southernBrazil , andUruguay .
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Portulaca grandiflorais an one-year succulent with prostrate to suberect stems with fleshy , unripened , linear leaves . The stems are diffusely fork-like and hairy at the nodes , with the ramification reaching lengths of 12 in ( 30 cm ) . The foliage are alternate or irregularly disperse and can measure up to 1.2 inches ( 3 centimetre ) long .
The flowers range from purple , red , pink , orange , and yellow to white . They can reach a diam of 2 column inch ( 5 cm ) , appear in terminal clusters from later spring to rime , and do not open on turbid or showery solar day . The fruits are ball - shaped capsules with iridescent grey seminal fluid . They can grow about 0.25 inches ( 0.6 atomic number 96 ) in diameter .
Portulacas tolerate many form of soil but opt sandlike , well - drained soiland love full sunshine . They are excellent for eminent heat and drought tolerance and will grow and pass around themselves well . Some control methods may be want to keepPortulacas from becoming encroaching in area that are not need . However , these marvelous plants do overspread easy and very well .
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These succulent require no aid when growing and anthesis . However , you should slay them from the garden beforePortulacahas a chance to correct seed , as they may take over the garden . You do not need to irrigate often for properPortulacacare . The cylindric foliage of the plants retains wet very well , so veritable tearing is not needed . Light watering will do when watered , as their root zone is very shallow .
The semen ofPortulacashould be sown on thesoilsurface following the last frost of spring . Ideally , these plants should be grown in a sunny part of the garden . embark on Portulaca indoors initiate about one and a half months in rise .
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