The Portulaca plant is a beautiful plant with thick padded green leaves that help soak water. It’s a low-maintenance plant, best as outdoor/full-sun plant  and indoors only with strong sunlight. This plant will come in a 1-inch net pot. Please do not remove the plant from the net pot; plant it directly in a larger pot. Do not overwater the plant. Also, check out our workshops for more details.

SAPLING DESCRIPTION

1. Number of saplings in a net pot - 1
2. Sapling Height - 2 inches
3. Watering - Water when soil dries; 2-3 times weekly in summer, less in winter
4. Sunlight - Direct and strong sunlight

PLANT DESCRIPTION

1. Difficulty Level - Easy 
2. Full Plant Height - 8 - 10 inches
3. Flower Color - Mixed
4. Type - Outdoor flowering succulent plant
5. Feed - Vermicompost for nutrients every week, Seaweed once a month for greener leaves, and Epsom salt for better blooming once a month
6. Watering - Water in 3 - 4 days a week and let the soil dry between watering
7. Soil - Well-drained sandy soil 
8. Sunlight - Direct sunlight
9. Suitable Temperature - 65°F - 85°F
10. Season - Summer to monsoon (main flowering season)

HOW TO PLANT A SAPLING

1. Take a sapling along with the net pot and choose the appropriate size of the container for your plant.
2. Do not seal the holes of the pot at the bottom.
3. Pour potting soil more than half of the size of the pot.
4. Then make a hole with your finger in the center of the potting soil and place your sapling along with the net pot.
5. Cover it with soil again and water thoroughly.

ALTERNATE NAMES:

1. Botanical name: Portulaca oleracea
2. Portulaca plant sapling in Hindi: Portulaca paudha (पोर्टुलाका पौधा)
3. Portulaca plant sapling in Kannada: Portulaca sasi (ಪೊರ್ಟುಲಾಕಾ ಸಸಿ)
4. Portulaca plant sapling in Tamil: Portulaca sedi (போர்டுலாகா செடி)
5. Portulaca plant sapling in Telugu: Portulaca mokka (పోర్టులాకా మొక్క)
6. Portulaca plant sapling in Marathi: Portulaca vanaspati (पोर्टुलाका वनस्पती)
7. Portulaca plant sapling in Malayalam: Portulaca chedi (പോർട്ടുലാക്ക ചെടി)