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) — Part of the Proven Winners® collection; well-drained soil and asking little in the way of fertilizer, image 74

Red II Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — easygoing presence and vivid rose-red flowers that glow against fresh green foliage; exposed garden, image 73

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) — with flowers that open in the daylight and close again at night; it grows 4-8 inches tall and spreads, image 76

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

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