Portulacaria afra 'Variegata'
Variegated Elephant Shrub
South Africans have a saying: as long as your Spekboom (Elephant Bush) grows and prospers, so will your finances.
Portulaca
By Molly
Portulaca, or moss rose, is a popular drought-tolerant annual. Plants are low-growing spreaders with thick succulent stems and vibrant, cup-shaped flowers. Flowers come in a wide range of colors.
Portulaca oleracea oleracea
(Akulikuli-Kula)
Basic Info
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PORTULACACEAE
In this family two genera are found which interest the collector of succulent plants. They are the genus Anacampseros and the genus Portulacaria.
Portulacaria afra 'foliis variegatis', or Rainbow Bush, is a strikingly beautiful variegated form of Portulacaria afra. The cream and light green leaves really stand out against the purplish red stems. The leaves will reach up to 0.
Punchy Portulacas
Native to the hot, dry plains of southern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina, Portulaca is now grown throughout the world as a favourite summer bedding plant.
Portulaca seeds are edible raw or cooked. Seed can be ground up and put into recipes, soups, and sauces.
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#623 Portulaca grandiflora
Common Names: moss rose, rose moss, sun plant, portulaca
Family: Portulacaceae (purslane Family)
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Trianthema portulacastrum L.
Common Names
black pig weed, black pigweed, desert horse purslane, desert horse-purslane, desert horsepurslane, desert purslane, giant pig weed, giant pigweed, horse purslane, lowland purslane, purslane, trianthema ...
Index- plants in this Family
Portulacaceae / Purslane Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
Purslane is also known as Little Hogweed which is the official vernacular name and Pusley.. ...
Native to Uruguay, Brazil, & northern Argentina, Portulaca grandiflora (synonymous with P. pilosa subsp. grandiflora), it was first described in 1828 by American botanist W.J.Hooker after his journey to the Rio Desaguardero in South America.
Portulacaria afra,Crassula Portulacaria Afra
Family: Portulacaceae
Elephant's Food, Elephant Bush, Baby Jade
Origin: South Africa ...
Portulaca seeds were first collected along the western edge of the immense Argentine Pampas, near the foot of the Andes, by Dr. John Gillies (1747-1836) in the 1820s.
Portulaca molokiniensis
'Ihi - Succulent shrub 1' tall & wide w/upright stems of rounded lvs & yellow flwrs. Sun/light shade. Well drained soil. Occasioanl summer H20. Hardy to 25F.
Sophora microphylla ...
Portulaca grandiflora : Moss Rose - Flowers
Primula obconica 'Apple Blossom' : Poison Primrose - Whole Plant
Proboscidea louisianica : Clawpod - Flowers ...
PORTULACA DISEASES
Potentilla fruticosa--Bush Cinquefoil, Five Finger
POTENTILLA DISEASES ...
Portulaca has an androecial ring primordium, and this is found in some Cactaceae and in species of Anacampseros, sometimes also with centrifugal initiation of stamens; other species have fewer stamens, ...
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Mat-forming, sprawling, profusely branched, fleshy seaside plant. Flowers: 3/4" (2 cm), star-like, with 5 pointed, petal-like sepals; bright pink inside, green outside; arise on stalks from leaf axils. Leaves: to 1" (2.5 cm) ..
Family: Portulacaceae, Purslane
Genus: Claytonia
Description
General: delicate, fleshy, hairless perennial, 5-20 cm tall,
partly underground, from a usually rather deep-seated,
almost round bulb-like corm 5-20 mm in diameter.
Moss Rose
(Portulaca grandiflora)
6 to 9 inches tall by 12 to 18 inches wide
Wide variety of colors in single and double flowers.
Moss Rose - Portulaca grandiflora Plant Profile
The moss rose is one tough annual whose papery-pastel blossoms can take the heat.
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Dwarf Jade - Portulacaria afra
General Information: A Fleshy, softly woody shrub or small tree up to 3m to 4m, often sprawling; occurring on dry rocky hillsides and in succulent scrub.
On paper, purslane (Portulaca oleracea) sounded great! I learned that researchers have identified it as the richest source of omega-3 fatty acids, which lower lipid levels in the blood, of any vegetable yet examined.
common purslane; little hogweed Portulaca oleracea
common reed; phragmites Phragmites australis
common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
common sow thistle Sonchus oleraceus
common St. John's-wort Hypericum perforatum ...
Portulaca
Little hogweed
An herbaceous annual weed naturalized from Southern Europe, it is widespread and abundant in North America, primarily where humans have invaded and where soil has been disturbed.
This tuberous-rooted tender perennial is related to portulaca, but has fleshy green leaves and delicate, wiry flower stalks. Stalks have a fine, see-through texture.
Claytonia lanceolata (Spring Beauty)
Portulacaceae (Portulaca Family)
Spring Beauty is one of the first spring wildflowers in several vegetation zones of the Four Corners area. Small white-to-pink flowers ...
Portulaca oleracea, Hibuscus sabdariffa, Cassia occidentalis, Cordia curassavica, Abuta, Andiroba, Lantana Camara, Shiny bush, Billy Goat Weed, Bitter Melon, Carpenter's Grass, Guava, Jatoba, Lemongrass, Mango, Passionflower, Pau d'Arco, ...
Portulaca oleracea, the Garden, or Green Purslane, is a herbaceous annual, native of many parts of Europe, found in the East and West Indies, China, Japan and Ascension Island, and though found also in the British Isles is not indigenous there.
Zinnias, marigolds, larkspur, cornflower, cosmos, nasturtiums, phlox, and portulaca get little advantage from starting early because they will grow and flower soon enough from seeds sown directly in the garden.
The Cold Frame Comes in Handy ...
portulaca. Variegated varieties have been introduced, such as C. ovata ‘Tricolor'. Variegated jade plants need full sun to develop their full coloration. Other varieties that are sometimes sold as jade plants include C. arborescens.
The BASELLACE Æ is a small plant family, related to the PORTULACACE Æ (Purslane Family) and CHENOPODIACE Æ (Goosefoot Family). It consists of four genera:
1) Basella ...
Anacampseros lanceolata
Scientific Name: Anacampseros lanceolata (Haw.) Sweet
Synonym: Portulaca lanceolata, Ruelingia lanceolata, Talinum lanceolatum
Family: Crassulaceae ...
Chenopodiaceae: Goosefoot Family
Amaranthaceae: Amaranth Family
Portulacaceae: Purslane Family
Aizoaceae: Carpetweed Family
Caryophyllaceae: Pink Family
Simmondsiaceae: Jojoba Family
Tamaricaceae: Tamarisk Family ...
Purslane - common name for some plants of the Portulaceae, a family of herbs and a few small shrubs, chiefly of the Americas. The portulacas or purslanes is a common trailing weed in America; it and the upright...
They bloom in mid-summer then die down after flowering and start growing again in the autumn. They belong to the Portulacaceae family.
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Superorder: Caryophyllanae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Lewisia ...
(African and French), match me if you can, narcissus, nasturtium, Natal plum, nicotiana, night blooming cereus, oleander (as hedges or bushes), pansy, petunia, phlox, passion flower, periwinkles, pittosporum, plumbago, poinsettias, portulaca, ...
petunias, gaillardias, snapdragons, coxcombs, lobelias, coreopsis or calliopsis, California poppies, four-o'clocks, sweet sultans, phloxes, mignonettes, scabiosas, nasturtiums, marigolds, China asters, salpiglossis, nicotianas, pansies, portulacas, ...
Dicotyledons (Diapensiaceae through Portulacaceae) Special Report #2. 1990. Part III. Dicotyledons (Primulaceae through Zygophyllaceae) and Pteridophytes, Special Report #3, 1991. Part IV. Monocotyledons, Special Report #4, 1994.
Verdolaga - Portulaca oleracea
Verónica acuática - Veronica beccabunga
Verónica arvense - Veronica arvensis
Verónica macho - Veronica officinalis
Verrucaria - Heliotropium europaeum
Vetiver - Vetiveria zizanioides
Viborera - Echium vulgare ...
 See also: Aristolochia, Trachelospermum, Agave Attenuata, Asclepias, Bougainvillea Glabra
  
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