Portulaca Kokorita
- The most luminescent flowers colours in summer
- Very sturdy plant for sunny and warm exposures
- It does not bloom in shade or with insufficient light
- For containers or garden beds
- Round plant growing flat and spreading
- It fits in small containers or in rock gardens
- It can be transplanted in a larger pot or container with other portulaca
- It is not very demanding as soil, but suffers from stagnation of water
- Do not water too much, even in summer
- Moderate fertilization starting not earlier than one month after transplant
- Possible adversities are root rots due to excess of water or not draining soils
- The ornamental flowering portulaca originates from the spontaneous species in the fields
- They are famous plants for their rusticity and adaptability to extreme hot and dry conditions
- The flowers close at night and in bad weather until the sun come back
