Portulaca pilosa | Kiss Me Quick | Various
Portulaca pilosa belongs to the plant family PORTULACACEÆ and Genus Portulaca This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Portulaca pilosa does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Portulaca pilosa so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Portulaca pilosa kiss me quick is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Portulaca pilosa requires no extra water once established.
Agonis flexuosa is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
Portulaca pilosa has an annual life cycle. The blossoms are typically of a red-purple color.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 6" feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.