Portulaca
Portulaca is a flower in the Portulacaceae family. It grows best in full sun with dry moisture, and is listed for USDA zones 2-13. Plants reach maturity about 84–91 days after planting and sit about 6 inches apart.
Varieties
1 from True Leaf Market · sorted by days to maturity▸Double Mix84–91 days
Non-GMO; Container; Annual
84-91 Days to maturity. Portulaca grandiflora. Double Mix Portulaca Seeds. Non-GMO, annual. Double Mix portulaca seeds promise some of the most stunning, and most convenient succulents available to home gardeners. Portulaca Double Mix seeds grow 2" bushy rose-like blooms atop a compact dwarf succulent with a creeping spread ideal for hanging baskets, containers, rock gardens, or sprawled over a wall. Double Mix portulaca is easy to grow from seed and is known to thrive in poor soils and gardens prone to heat and drought. Portulaca Double Mix seeds promise neat and tidy succulents and are the perfect plant for front of a dryer border or edging walkways. About 238,000 seeds per oz.
View on True Leaf Market ↗
Plant spacing
In a square-foot bed, space portulaca about 6 in apart — that fits 4 plants in each 1-foot square (2×2). Wider rows or containers space the same.
Plan your portulaca planting
Add portulaca to a free GardenDraft plan and get sow, transplant, and harvest dates computed for your ZIP code — with a drag-and-drop bed layout and reminders when it’s time to plant.
Start your free plan →At a glance
Growing timeline
Care & troubleshooting
No curated care & troubleshooting advice for portulaca yet. Our extension-sourced library currently focuses on common edible crops; we're expanding it over time.