Magenta Portulaca
Portulaca grandiflora
Magenta Portulaca blooms from June through September.
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Growing Magenta Portulaca
Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 10–11. Expect it to reach about 6 in tall and 12 in wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year.
When to plant Magenta Portulaca
Wait until all danger of frost has passed, then plant out Magenta Portulaca into warm soil; in most zones that means late spring. Planted then, it flowers from June to September.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 10 in January.
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