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Bloom Time: Mid Spring Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall Late Fall/Early Winter
Foliage: Succulent
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping Suitable for growing in containers
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)
On Apr 24, 2009, trackinsand from mid central, FL (Zone 9a) wrote:
came back nicely, if slowly, from a very cold (3 freezes) winter. i have it in a concrete pot in partial sun. it's a little more finicky than other purslanes i've had.
On Mar 30, 2008, stephanotis from Queen Creek, AZ (Zone 8b) wrote:
I bought this as a 1 gallon plant last year at Home Depot, but the tage said it was a moss rose/purslane cross. I Googled that, and never found any info on it. I planted it on a gravel covered mound, southern exposure with a drip. It thrived and spread, and was beautiful all summer. I was extremely disappointed to not find any seed capsules anywhere, and it died out at the end of the season as soon as it got cold. All my other moss rose reseeded, as well as the purslane, but not this one. Hopefully I can find it again this year, because I really enjoyed having it.
On Jan 13, 2007, Cambium from Tamarac, FL (Zone 10a) wrote:
Succulent spoon shaped leaves with brittle, succulent, sprawling stems that can root where the joints touch the ground. Blooms almost continuously with full sun to part shade, fair to rich soil, moderate watering. Seems to stress out if too dry. Jnana gave me a start of this lovely groundcover for my new yard. Within a few months in full sun, it covered a 4x4 area under a Hibiscus tree. Takes trimming back to about 4" then returning with fresh blooms in a few weeks. Could probably be invasive but very easily controlled. Grows up to around 8" tall.
I used it for filler in a patio container.
Although it is striking on bright sunny days, the whole plant it closes up on cloudy days and at night. very brittle to handle
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Queen Creek, Arizona Boca Raton, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida Hollywood, Florida Umatilla, Florida Columbus, Ohio Fort Worth, Texas San Antonio, Texas Southlake, Texas
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