{"id":33138,"date":"2026-01-01T23:55:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/portulaca-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T23:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:55:48","slug":"portulaca-2","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/portulaca-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Portulaca"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"inBox group result_content\" data-resource_id=\"3638\" data-selected=\"0\" id=\"eRecord_3638\">\n<h2><strong><span>Portulaca<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Portulaca%20-%2001.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>PORTULACA<\/b> (<em>Portulaca grandiflora<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Annual \u2014 Sun<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>HEIGHT<\/strong>: 6 inches<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SPREAD<\/strong>: 12- 18 inches<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SPACING:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a09- 12 inches<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>HABIT<\/strong>: Low-growing annual with succulent stems and rose like flowers in summer. Flowers are open in the morning and close during the heat of the day. New flowers every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>CULTURE<\/strong>: Easy to grow in any well-drained soil. Low water and food requirements.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>USES<\/strong>: Colorful groundcover, summer flowers, pots, hanging baskets.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROBLEMS<\/strong>: Flowers close in late afternoon. Snails, slugs, and cutworms.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTES<\/strong>: Purslane, a close kin, is probably better, since the flowers stay open longer during the day. Native to South America. 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