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Red II Purslane

Portulaca umbraticola

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Overview

The Portulaca umbraticola 'Red II' is a trailing annual purslane with vivid rose-red flowers and fresh green succulent foliage. It grows 4-8 inches tall and spreads 12-16 inches, blooming from planting to frost. Best in full sun and well-drained average to poor soil, it tolerates heat, humidity, and dry spells with little need for deadheading. Hardy in USDA Zones 10-11.

Sun FullWater Medium

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — It grows 4-8 inches tall and spreads 12-16 inches, blooming from planting to frost

Culture

Sun: Full
Water: Medium

Shape & size

Mature height: 0.33333334–0.6666667 Ft.
Mature width: 1–1.3333334 Ft.

Classification

Family: Portulacaceae

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Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — and drought are all within its comfort zone; red flowers in the garden

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — Red II Purslane is a natural spiller for containers; while it tolerates dry conditions

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — with flowers that open in the daylight and close again at night

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — Its succulent leaves give the plant a lush yet drought-wise character; part of the Proven Winners®, image 77

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — or mass planting in sunny beds; satiny blooms from planting until frost

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — is a sun-loving annual with a bright, image 39

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — It grows 4-8 inches tall and spreads 12-16 inches, blooming from planting to frost; hardy in USDA Zones, image 67

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — Red II Purslane is a natural spiller for containers

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — commonly referred to as Red II Purslane; bees and butterflies are drawn to the open blooms, adding, image 71

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — Best in full sun and well-drained average to poor soil; its succulent leaves give the plant a lush yet, image 68

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — Hardy in USDA Zones 10-11; and deadheading is not necessary, image 70

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — Bees and butterflies are drawn to the open blooms, adding movement and life to its already vivid display

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — exposed garden spaces where softer annuals may tire.<br><br>Compact in height but generous in spread

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — making it especially appealing for hot

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — Gardeners in colder regions sometimes note that purslane can reseed in friendly niches; and drought are all within

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — where its trailing stems soften edges with saturated color, image 61

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — Gardeners in colder regions sometimes note that purslane can reseed in friendly niches

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — and dry spells with little need for deadheading; gardeners in colder regions sometimes note that purslane, image 69

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — Its succulent leaves give the plant a lush yet drought-wise character

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — and streetside landscapes; where it may persist as a tender perennial

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — It is hardy in USDA Zones 10a to 11b

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — but it is most often used as a warm-season annual in cooler climates, image 50

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — Red II Purslane typically grows just 4 to 8 inches tall and trails 12 to 16 inches wide; it is equally useful as a

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — Part of the Proven Winners® collection; well-drained soil and asking little in the way of fertilizer, image 74

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