Grandiflora Pink Portulaca is a classic moss rose variety that produces large, brilliant pink blooms above attractive succulent foliage. The cheerful flowers open wide in bright sunshine and create a vivid display that lasts throughout the hottest months of summer. With exceptional drought tolerance, heat resistance, and nonstop flowering, this dependable variety is an excellent choice for containers, hanging baskets, rock gardens, borders, and water-wise landscapes.
Garden Uses:
Grandiflora Pink Portulaca is ideal for hanging baskets, patio containers, window boxes, rock gardens, raised beds, edging, and xeriscape plantings. The bright pink blooms pair beautifully with white alyssum, blue lobelia, silver dusty miller, lantana, verbena, and ornamental grasses. Its low-growing, spreading habit makes it perfect for softening stone walls, spilling over container edges, and creating colorful groundcover in sunny garden locations.
Growing Information:
Grow Grandiflora Pink Portulaca in full sun, where plants will produce their most abundant blooms. It thrives in well-drained soils and performs exceptionally well in sandy, rocky, or nutrient-poor conditions. Sow seed on the soil surface and gently press into place, as light helps promote germination. Maintain temperatures between 70-80°F until seedlings emerge, usually within 7-14 days. Once established, plants require minimal watering and tolerate extended dry periods with ease.
Quick Facts:
• Botanical Name: Portulaca grandiflora
• Plant Type: Annual Flower
• Height: 4-8 inches
• Spread: 10-14 inches
• Bloom Color: Bright Pink
• Bloom Season: Late Spring through Frost
• Sun Requirements: Full Sun
• Water Requirements: Low
• Attracts: Bees, Butterflies
• Best Uses: Containers, Hanging Baskets, Borders, Rock Gardens, Xeriscapes
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