Plant Details:
Scientific Name: Portulaca oleracea
Common Name: Moss Rose, Portulaca
Hardiness Degree: 45°F (7.2°C)
Blooming Season: Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer
Plant Habit: Spreading
Characteristics: Attracts Bees, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Low Maintenance
Spacing: 12 - 14" (30 - 36cm)
Height: 3 - 4" (8 - 10cm)
Width: 14 - 16" (36 - 41cm)
Exposure: Sun
General Information: Easy-care, heat-loving and drought-tolerant plant. Vibrant flowers add an exotic look to mixed containers, baskets, garden beds and as a groundcover.
Grower Information:
Plug crop time: 4 to 5 weeks
Transplant to finish: 6 to 7 weeks
- Economical, reliable and programmable seed-grown purslanes for mass-market baskets, containers and groundcover.
- Requires little or no PGRs, no pinching.
- Colourful buds develop into 2-in./5-cm blooms.
- Heat loving and drought tolerant.
NOTE: We recommend sowing 4 seeds per cell.