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Genus - Portulaca
Common name - Moss Rose.

(Portulaca grandiflora) Life cycle: Annual.

Easy grow - Easy Care.

porˇtuˇlacˇa (pôr´che-lŕkše)

Moss rose grows well in hot, dry, growing areas, rock gardens, as an edging plant and when interplanted in bulb beds. Also great for container gardens.

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Margarita Rosita - *AAS 2001

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Tips:  Remove spent flowers to prolong flowering period.  Water lightly

Direct seeded. After all danger of frost has passed. Scatter the seeds on the soil surface then lightly rake them in. The seeds should germinate in 10 to 14 days at 70 ° F.

* All American Selection Winner.

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