Ihi in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Portulaca Molokiniensis

Ihi

Portulaca is an easy to grow groundcover type of plant, with red stems, succulent cylindrical leaves, and saucer-shaped flowers with 5 petals, somewhat like wild rose flowers, in red, purple, orange, yellow, pink, and white, from mid Summer to mid Autumn. The plant thrives in hot, dry, desert-like conditions.

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plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
Light and free draining

plant information

Common name

Ihi

Latin name

Portulaca Molokiniensis

type

Succulent

family

Portulacaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

Soil

Light and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Ihi is 0.15meters x 0.25meters

0.15 M 0.25 M

Portulaca Molokiniensis

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Fill a seed tray with seed compost,water and allow to drain.Sprinkle seeds over the surface allowing roughly 25mm space between seeds and cover with a thin layer of compost. Put tray in a clear polythene bag and place on a windowsill. When seedlings show remove plastic bag.When the second pair of leaves appear on the seedlings thin out to 50mm spacing by removing the weakest looking plants. After 2 or 3 weeks and when danger of frost has passed plants can then be planted outside into required position.

Planting

From Early Summer TO Early Summer

Plant Portulaca outdoors in early Summer in any well drained soil. They thrive in full sun and named strains will put on a bright display, even in poor summers.

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