Portulaca
Annual

Portulaca

Portulaca grandiflora

Succulent-leaved sun lover with silky rose-like blooms that thrives where pavement, rock, or sand defeats everything else.

Toxic to cats

The ASPCA lists purslane (Portulaca oleracea) as toxic to cats and dogs, and to horses, because of soluble calcium oxalates: drooling and tremors, and rarely kidney failure. The ASPCA names that species, but ours is the same genus, so give it the same caution.

Bloom Season
May - Oct
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Sun Requirements
○ Full Sun6+ hours direct
Water Needs
Low
Drought tolerant
Size & Zones
4-8" tall
USDA Zones 3-10
Bloom Colors
Pink
Red
Orange
Yellow
White
Purple
Traits
✦ Low Maintenance▢ Container Friendly△ Deer Resistant〰 Ground Cover
Soil
SandyPoor Soil
Where to buy
Find Portulaca seeds on Amazon.
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Pairs Well With
Lantana
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Perennial
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