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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) — Best in full sun and well-drained average to poor soil

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 10-11

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — which keeps maintenance refreshingly simple through the summer season.<br><br>In design

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

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 drought-wise

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — well-drained soil and asking little in the way of fertilizer

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — satiny blooms from planting until frost; red II Purslane is a natural spiller for containers, image 75

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — Hardy in USDA Zones 10-11

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — Part of the Proven Winners® collection

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — where it may persist as a tender perennial; with flowers that open in the daylight and close again at night

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — commonly referred to as Red II Purslane

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — and dry spells with little need for deadheading

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — is a sun-loving annual with a bright, image 72

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — especially once established

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — well-drained soil and asking little in the way of fertilizer; commonly referred to as Red II Purslane

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — especially once established; thriving in average to poor

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — thriving in average to poor; and streetside landscapes

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — thriving in average to poor

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

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

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — which keeps maintenance refreshingly simple through the summer season.<br><br>In design; red II Purslane typically

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — it performs best with average moisture and good drainage

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — it performs best with average moisture and good drainage; which keeps maintenance refreshingly simple through the

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — easygoing presence and vivid rose-red flowers that glow against fresh green foliage; exposed garden spaces where

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