HIGHLIGHTS
- Popularly used as – Red root, Common purslane, Verdolaga, Little hogweed, Pursley
- Flower – yellow, red, orange, pink, red, and even white.
- Edible – edible leaves, roots and seeds. The roots may be cooked; the leaves and seeds may be eaten raw or cooked, and the seeds ground into a powder for soups.
- Growth – Fast growth rate
- Uses – Purslane may be used fresh as a salad, stir-fried, or cooked as spinach
PLANTING & CARE
- Temperature – Prefers temperature 10 to 38 degrees C
- Water – Newly planted– Apply water. General caring tips- Plant should get 4-6 hours of direct or indirect bright sunlight a day.
- Light – Keep the plant in indirect bright light location for 2-3 days and then gradually move to a location that receives 4-6 hours of direct or indirect bright sunlight a day.
- Fertilizer – Apply any organic fertilizer during the main growing season (June-July)
- Pruning – Prune your Portulaca plant by cutting or pinching the broken, dead, dying, or damaged branches by using clean cutting shear.
SPECIFICATION
- Plant -Portulaca
- Flower colour -any colour
- Height – 40 to 50 cm / 1.5 feet
- Pot size – 4 – 6 inches upper diameter
- Weight – 2-3 Kgs
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