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Common cultivated varieties of Portulaca oleracea

Marie Schrader
2020-07-30 08:42:04
Purslane has a wide variety, which looks small but not very impressive, but has many functions. It can not only be used as medicine, tender stem can also be eaten, and some varieties can also be used as ornamental flowers. Let's count the common varieties of Portulaca.

Portulaca grandiflora

It is about 3cm long and 5cm in diameter with various colors, such as red, lavender, orange, white and pink. Some single petals, some double petals, as long as the climate is warm, can bloom all year round. In northern areas, if the outdoor cultivation flowering period is in summer and autumn, if the indoor planting, pay attention to the temperature, can also bloom all year round!

Half lotus

BanZhi lotus, also known as sunflower and pine leaf peony, is named because it blooms when the sun is full and its flower type is similar to peony. The stems and leaves are fleshy, and the flowers are on the top of the branches. There are also two flower types: single petal and double petal. There are many kinds of colors, such as white, pink, purple, orange, etc. the colors are bright and beautiful. It's important to mention that sometimes there are two or more kinds of multicolor flowers on a flower of half lotus. It's impossible to say that the legendary seven color flower is it!

Purple Rice

A perennial herb that looks like a miniature version of a half lotus. The leaves are in the shape of rice grains, because in the cool season, under the strong light, the leaves will turn purple red, or purple halo, so it is named purple rice grains. The flower color is rose, five petals, and the flowering period is summer and autumn.

Purslane

Portulaca oleracea has many branches and stems, and its leaves are alternate. Its leaves are nearly cylindrical and have thin tips, some of which are needle like. There are villi in the armpit, the stem is dense, and the color is red purple.

Purslane pubescens

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