Portulaca grandiflora
Location: Koto-ku(Tokyo)- Location: Hamanako Garden Park(Pacific Flora 2004)
- Location: Kiba Park
- Location: Hamanako Garden Park(Pacific Flora 2004)
- Flower namePortulaca grandiflora
- Scientific namePortulaca grandiflora
- Alias松葉牡丹, ヒデリソウ, ツメキリソウ, common porturacarose moss
- Place of originSouth America
- Place of floweringGarden
- Flowering seasonJune, July, August, September
What is Portulaca grandiflora
Portulaca grandiflora or Matsuba botan (scientific name: Portulaca grandiflora) is native to South America, it is non-cold-resistant annual grass of the family Soulaceae. Flower is like a small button (peony), leaves are fleshy and seems to be leaves of pine. Matsuba botan is similar to Pochuraka (aka: Hana Chewyuyu), but the leaves are different. It is also similar to Matsuba gikiku (pine needle chrysanthemum), but a flower of a pine needle can be distinguished from a flower like a chrysanthemum.
Common name: Portulaca grandiflora or Matsuba botan, Scientific name: Portulaca grandiflora, aka: common porturacarose moss, Place of origin: South America, Plant height: 10 to 20 cm, flower season: June to September, flower color: peach · red · yellow · white · orange, flower diameter: 3 to 6 cm.
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- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilySoulaceae
- GenusPortulaca
- SpeciesP. grandiflora
- Type of flowerRadial symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerMonopetal inflorescence
- Petal shapeMulti-petaled
- Leaf typelanceolate
- Edge of the leafEntire
- Life typenon-cold-resistant annual grass
- Flower colorsRed Pink Orange Yellow White
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit color
- Height10.0 ~ 20.0 cm
- Diameter of flower3.0 ~ 6.0 cm
