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Portulacaceae
Moss Rose
Portulaca grandiflora
Joy and resilience in adversity.
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Genus
- Portulaca
- Native to
- South America, Brazil, Argentina
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- herbaceous
- Height
- 4-8 in
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy, poor
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 2-11
- Lifespan
- annual
Did you know
- Moss rose flowers only open in sunshine and close on cloudy days and at night.
- The succulent stems and leaves store water, allowing the plant to thrive in hot, dry conditions where other flowers fail.
- Each flower lasts only a single day, but the plant produces so many blooms it stays colorful for months.
- It can grow in cracks in pavement and rocky crevices where almost no soil exists.
- In Brazil, it is called 'onze-horas' (eleven o'clock) because the flowers open around midday.
Color meanings
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happiness
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resilience
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lightheartedness