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PORTULACA PORTULACA portulaca grandiflora Picture old-fashioned single rose-like 2-3cm flowers of scarlet, purple, carmine, yellow, apricot pink and white spilling from a window box. This cheery native of Brazil is indispensable for sowing as a ground cover. W. Robinson says... "no other annual excels it in brilliancy, delicacy and diversity of colour." Type: Annual Light: full sun Soil: dry, well-drained Height: 10cm Season: summer to fall Propagation: Direct seed in early spring. OR Start indoors 6 weeks before last frost. Cover lightly. Germinate @ 22C SEED COUNT: Approx. 700 |
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