Sesuvium portulacastrum
SHORELINE PURSLANE, SEA PURSLANE
Aizoaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9b-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, clay, mildly acidic to alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind, high soil salinity
0.2m
Plant habit
 
1m

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Origins: Australia, NSW, QLD, WA, NT, Atlantic Islands, North Africa, Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, India-Subcontinent, China-Korea-Taiwan, Tropical Asia, Pacific Islands, USA, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America

Other Botanical Names: Aizoon canariense, A. montevidense, Halimus maritima, H. portulacastrum, Mollugo maritima, Portulaca portulacastrum, Psammanthe marina, Pyxipoma polyandrum, Sesuvium acutifolium, S. brevifolium, S. edule, S. longifolium, S. ortegae, S. parviflorum, S. pedunculatum, S. pentandrum, S. repens, S. revolutifolium, S. revolutum, S. sessile, S. sessiliflorum, Trianthema americana, T. polyandra

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Sesuvium portulacastrum
SHORELINE PURSLANE, SEA PURSLANE
Aizoaceae

 

Photo coming
  Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9b-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, clay, mildly acidic to alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind, high soil salinity
0.2m
Plant habit
 
1m

FEATURES

Flowers: pink

Flowering Time: early spring to late summer

Leaves: mid green, blue-green


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, dry style & coastal designs

Uses: groundcovers, soil binding

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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