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Annual

Portulaca

Portulaca grandiflora

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

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
Pairs Well With
Lantana
Perennial
Sedum
Perennial
Zinnia
Annual
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MonthsWhat blooms in MayWhat blooms in Oct
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