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Moss Rose or Portulaca Grandiflora is a perennial low-rise flowering plant which is ideal for small containers, ground covers and bordering. It comes in a variety of colors - pink, red, yellow, light pink, white etc. Pink is my favorite and is most readily seen in North Indian gardens. The best thing about the plant is that it flowers in abundance. If you are a flower lover, it would not disappoint you for a single day in its blooming period. It can grow upto around 8-10 inches in height. I particularly like to grow it in ground - around the base of big plants/trees or at the borders of the containers housing some other foliage plants.
Portulaca is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, comprising about 40-100 species found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are also known as purslanes. Common purslane is widely considered an edible plant, and in some areas it is invasive. Portulaca flowers tolerate many kinds of soil but prefer sandy well-drained soil and love the full sunlight. These plants are excellent for high heat and drought tolerance, and will seed and spread themselves very well.

Portulaca flowers are truly beautiful in various garden and landscape settings and have been used to beautify old structures and stone walkways, as they grow well in the old cracks in the structures where winds have deposited just enough soil to support them.

Portulaca flowers tolerate many kinds of soil but prefer sandy well-drained soil and love the full sunlight. These plants are excellent for high heat and drought tolerance, and will seed and spread themselves very well.

Propagation using cuttings is so easy and simple that you can involve your kids too. My daughter really liked working with me on this. With the cuttings, you can never go wrong. Last year I took around 15-20 cuttings from my neighbor's garden - she actually just pulled a handful of the plants from ground. No matter whether it is pulled, cut or broken, it would still root - even without rooting hormone. Its perfectly alright to divide a single large cutting into multiple small sized cuttings to get multiple plants. Just dig tiny holes in the soil and stick the cutting in there and water it.

How to increase flowering in portulaca?

Deadheading during the pre-flowering season is the best way to increase flowering in portulaca. Though you can use phosphorus-based fertilizers to increase the size and quality of flowers. Scheduled watering, regular fertilization, pruning, or deadheading, with plenty of sunlight, is necessary for a high blooming rate in portulaca.

Lack of nutrition: It is true that portulaca is succulent and it doesn’t require much fertilization. Still, excess nitrogen or deficiency of Phosphorus can lead to reduced flowering in portulaca. All this depends on the consistency of your soil.

Lack of Sunlight: Sunlight is essential for flowering in Portulaca. It requires at least 6-8 hours of bright sunlight. Portulaca can be grown indoors but for propper blooming it needs heat and sunlight.

Excess of Water: Too much water in the soil can cause root rot in portulaca. Excess of water is another important reason for low flowering.

Pest Attack: Now this is a serious problem. Portulaca is highly prone to mealybugs attack. Don’t worry this can be handled easily. mealybug attack is common after heavy rain or over-fertilization. Reduction in flower size, number, or quality of portulaca can be caused by pest attacks.