Portulaca grandiflora Single Mix seeds - Moss rose seeds
Portulaca grandiflora Single Mix seeds - Moss rose seeds
Portulaca grandiflora Single Mix
Moss Rose, Rose Moss, Eleven O'Clock, Mexican Rose, Sun Plant, Rock Rose
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Description
Large-leaved purslane or Portulaca grandiflora 'Single Mix' is a selection of vibrant colours bringing an exotic touch to gardens and pots. Its corollas bloom on a small plant with a low, carpeting, even trailing habit, ideal for rockeries and summer compositions. This annual with succulent foliage stands out for its great resistance to drought and sea spray, and thrives in all types of soil, making its cultivation particularly easy. Flowering all summer, it enlivens any setting with vivid hues mixing red, fuchsia, pale yellow or golden. It is perfect as ground cover for rockeries, but also in hanging baskets and containers in full sun.
Portulaca grandiflora 'Single Mix' belongs to the purslane family. Its ancestor, the large-flowered purslane is a tender herbaceous annual plant native to semi-desert areas in South America. It is a sun-loving species well adapted to hot locations and poor soils, particularly dry in summer. However, it does not tolerate frost.
Plants from the portulaca 'Single Mix' blend quickly form a prostrate clump of reddish, creeping and branching stems, reaching about 15 cm in height with a spread of 30 to 40 cm. The cylindrical, thick, succulent stems bear clusters of small, elongated, lanceolate and fleshy leaves, of a fairly light green hue, measuring 1.5 to 2 cm long. Flowering occurs from June until September. The 2.5 to 3.5 cm diameter flowers consist of 5 slightly crumpled bristly petals surrounding a beautiful cluster of yellow stamens. They require full sun to flourish. The corollas appear to be placed on a carpet of moss. This is what earned the purslane its name of "Rose Moss". The drier the summer, the more the Purslane blooms.
The 'Single Mix' purslane is best planted in rockeries, edging, hanging baskets or containers, alone or in combination with other annual flowers. In large groups or small touches, this undemanding and cheerful plant brings life to any sunny corner, without requiring much maintenance. Its semi-trailing habit makes it an excellent ephemeral ground cover, perfect for borders and flower beds with plants suitable for dry soils. It particularly complements lavenders, sedums, oregano and California poppies for a harmonious ensemble.
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Botanical data
Portulaca
grandiflora
Single Mix
Portulacaceae
Moss Rose, Rose Moss, Eleven O'Clock, Mexican Rose, Sun Plant, Rock Rose
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Sow large flowered Purslane Single Mix from February to April in a seed tray. Use good quality soil sieved on the surface to bind the seed to its substrate. Before sowing, lightly press the soil with a board. Sow your seeds by broadcasting. Cover the seeds by sprinkling with soil or vermiculite, lightly press and water generously with a fine rain. Place your seed tray in the light, without direct sunlight, at a temperature of 18 to 21°C. Lower the temperature at night to 16°C to create a beneficial alternation for germination.
The seeds will germinate in 7 to 14 days. As soon as the plants are manageable, transplant them into 7 cm pots. Keep the soil moist, but not excessively during growth. Then, 15 days before their final placement, start acclimatising them gradually to a temperature of 15°C.
After the last frosts, you can plant your young plants outside, in open ground or in pots. Choose a sunny location. Add a good shovelful of soil to each planting hole. Space your plants 30 cm apart.
Regularly remove faded flowers to maintain beauty and promote the production of new flowers.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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