Mojave® Mango purslane Portulaca oleracea
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4 - 8 Inches8 - 10 Inches12 - 16 Inches10cm - 20cm20cm - 25cm30cm - 41cmFeatures
Need more plants that can tolerate extreme heat and drought? Try the Mojave® series of Portulaca. With large, vividly colored flowers that pollinators adore, they bloom non-stop from spring until frost. Mojave® Mango is a novel variety that shines with large, bright mango blossoms with a narrow scarlet ring around the center that creates a bullseye for pollinating bees and butterflies. Like others in the series, its blossoms are self-cleaning and the plant delivers a stellar garden performance all season.
Continuous Bloom or RebloomerLong BloomingHeat TolerantDeadheading Not NecessaryDrought TolerantSalt TolerantSucculentAttracts:BeesButterfliesCharacteristics
Plant Type:AnnualHeight Category:ShortGarden Height:4 - 8 Inches 10cm - 20cmTrails Up To:16 Inches 41cmSpacing:8 - 10 Inches 20cm - 25cmSpread:12 - 16 Inches 30cm - 41cmFlower Colors:YellowFlower Shade:Mango goldFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:GreenHabit:Mounding TrailingContainer Role:SpillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:SunThe optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:EasyBloom Time:Planting To FrostHardiness Zones:10a, 10b, 11a, 11bWater Category:AverageSoil Fertility Requirement:Average SoilSoil Fertility Requirement:Poor SoilUses:ContainerUses:Edging PlantUses:GroundcoverUses:LandscapeUses:Mass PlantingUses Notes:Use in pots, window boxes, baskets and as an annual ground cover.
Maintenance Notes:The flowers of Portulaca will close at night and reopen the next day. They will tolerate dry soils, although they will perform optimally with average moisture. These are tough plants that will tolerate poor soils and do not need a lot of fertilizer to perform well. Deadheading is not needed.
Mojave® Mango Portulaca oleracea 'WGPORMM25' USPPAF, Can PBRAF -
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