Flower Portulaca Flowers

Type of Flowers

Portulaca:

Portulaca ( Portulaca grandiflora,Moss-rose Purslane or Moss-rose), is a flowering institute inwards the identify unit of measurement Portulacaceae, native to Argentina, southern Brazil, together with Uruguay. It is equally good seen inwards Southern Asia together with widely spread inwards most of the cities amongst erstwhile 18th-19th century architecture inwards the Balkans. In Bangladesh, it is called "Time Fuul", pregnant "Time Flower", because the bloom has a specific fourth dimension to bloom. In Vietnam, it is called "Hoa mười giờ" pregnant "Ten o'clock flower", because the bloom is normally inwards sum bloom at 10 o'clock inwards the morning.

It is a small, but fast-growing annual institute growing to thirty cm tall, though normally less. However if it is cultivated properly it tin hand the axe easily accomplish this height. The leaves are thick together with fleshy, upwards to 2.5 cm long, arranged alternately or inwards small-scale clusters. The flowers are 2.5–3 cm diameter amongst v petals, variably red, orange, pink, white, together with yellow.

Numerous cultivars convey been selected for double flowers amongst additional petals, together with for variation inwards bloom color, together with it is widely grown inwards temperate climates equally an ornamental institute for annual bedding or equally a container plant. It requires ample sunlight together with well-drained soils. It requires nearly no attending together with spreads itself really easily. In places amongst erstwhile architecture it tin hand the axe grow betwixt the stones of the route or sidewalk. Seeds are oft sold equally mixtures, such equally Double Flowering Mixture.