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Portulacaceae
Rose Moss
Portulaca grandiflora
Simplicity and resilience.
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Genus
- Portulaca
- Native to
- Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- annual
- Height
- 4-8 in
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- sandy, well-drained
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 2-11
- Lifespan
- annual
Did you know
- Rose moss flowers only open in full sunlight and close on cloudy days and at night.
- It thrives in poor, dry soil where most other plants would struggle to survive.
- The plant stores water in its fleshy, needle-like leaves, making it extremely drought-tolerant.
- In Japan, it is called 'matsuba-botan' meaning pine-needle peony due to its leaf shape.
- A single plant can produce hundreds of seeds that remain viable in soil for years.
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simplicity
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happiness
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resilience in harsh conditions