Portulaca grandiflora

Sun Plant, Eleven-o'-clock, Moss Rose, Purslane

Message of the Flower

Sri Aurobindo's Compassion

The Mother’s Comment

Innumerable, ever present, and effective in every instance.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

The truth of Sri Aurobindo is a truth of love and light and mercy. He is good and great and compassionate and Divine. And it is He who will have the final victory.

The Mother, Words of the Mother - III: 3 April 1962

I always saw him with a perfectly peaceful and smiling face, and above all, the dominant expression was compassion. That was what predominated in his appearance. An expression of compassion so… so peaceful, so tranquil, oh, magnificent.

The Mother, Mother's Agenda: October 16, 1965

Colour

Wide range of colours

Family

Portulacaceae

Cultivars

Sundance', 'Tequila', 'Fairy Tale Cinderella'

Person who named the flower

Carl Linnaeus

Flower Size

About 1 inch

Flower Texture

Satiny

Number of Petals

5 to numerous in double forms

Floral Symmetry

Radial

Fragrance of Flower

Generally non-fragrant

Leaf Texture

Fleshy, succulent

Leaf Arrangement

Alternate

Leaf Color

Green, sometimes red-tinged

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Herbaceous annual

Life Cycle

Annual

Blooming Period

Summer to fall

Climate

Warm, temperate

Water Requirements

Drought-tolerant

Soil Type

Poor, sandy, well-drained

Temperature Ranges

High heat tolerant, not frost

Sun or Shade

Full sun

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Resistant, occasional aphids, fungal rot

Pollinators

Bees, butterflies

Habitat

Native to Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay

Role in the Ecosystem

Attracts pollinators, prevents soil erosion

Quotations

Not specifically quoted

Ornamental

Ground cover, rockeries

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Ornamental, traditional medicine

Endangered Status

Not endangered

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