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Portulaca grandiflora

Botanical Name
Portulaca grandiflora
Common Names
Sun Jewels, Portulaca,
Rose moss is an exotic evergreen annual groundcover with a prostrate, spreading habit. It produces assorted flowers in shades of orange, pink, red, white and yellow. The foliage is succulent in form, consistent with its classification as a cacti or succulent type plant. Commonly used in tropical landscapes, it is suited to covering ground areas and providing seasonal colour. It can also be used in rockeries and low-maintenance planting schemes. Grows to approx. 0.3m H x 0.6m W.
Botanical Name: Common Names:
Portulaca grandiflora Sun Jewels, Portulaca,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers, Palms, Ferns & Tropical, Succulents & Cacti Prostrate, Spreading

Description:
Rose moss is an exotic evergreen annual groundcover with a prostrate, spreading habit. It produces assorted flowers in shades of orange, pink, red, white and yellow. The foliage is succulent in form, consistent with its classification as a cacti or succulent type plant. Commonly used in tropical landscapes, it is suited to covering ground areas and providing seasonal colour. It can also be used in rockeries and low-maintenance planting schemes. Grows to approx. 0.3m H x 0.6m W.

Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm 30-60cm

Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Sandy, Well Drained