Mojave® Yellow Purslane Portulaca umbraticola
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Do you come here OFTEN?Use in hanging baskets, window boxes, landscaping and combinations planters.
Award WinnerContinuous Bloom or RebloomerLong BloomingHeat TolerantDeadheading Not NecessaryDrought TolerantSalt TolerantSucculentAttracts:BeesButterfliesCharacteristics
Plant Type:AnnualHeight Category:ShortGarden Height:4 - 8 InchesTrails Up To:16 InchesSpacing:8 - 10 InchesSpread:12 - 16 InchesFlower Colors:YellowFlower Shade:Golden YellowFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:GreenHabit:TrailingContainer Role:SpillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:SunThe 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:EasyBloom Time:Planting To FrostHardiness Zones:10a, 10b, 11a, 11bWater Category:AverageSoil Fertility Requirement:Average SoilSoil Fertility Requirement:Poor SoilUses:ContainerUses:Edging PlantUses:GroundcoverUses:LandscapeUses:Mass PlantingUses 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 tolerate poor soils and do not need a lot of fertilizer to perform well. Deadheading is not needed.
Mojave® Yellow Portulaca umbraticola USPPAF, Can PBRAF -
20 Awards
Award Year Award Plant Trial 2022 Top Performer Boerner Botanical Garden 2022 Perfect Score Iowa State 2022 Top Performer University of Guelph 2022 Perfect Score University of Tennessee - Knoxville 2022 Plant of Distinction - Late July UGA 2022 Top 10 Winner University of Minnesota - Morris 2022 Gold Medal Champaign County Illinois Master Gardener Idea Garden 2022 Top Performer Oregon State University 2022 Top Performer - Beds, Best of Breed - Beds North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum 2022 Top Performer, A Consumer Top 10 University of Florida - Fort Lauderdale -
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