Mojave® Red Purslane Portulaca umbraticola

4.25” POT 

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Exposure

• Sun

Flower Season

• Spring
• Summer

Mature Size

Height: 4" - 8"

Spread: 12" - 16"

Plant is not sold online. 

• DETAILS

  FEATURES

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

  Award Winner

  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 Inches10cm - 20cm

  Trails Up To: 

  16 Inches 41cm

  Spacing: 

  8 - 10 Inches 20cm - 25cm

  Spread: 

  12 - 16 Inches 30cm - 41cm

  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 'POR16000' USPP 32,693

  PICTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS