Portulaca
sun plant

- Height 6-9 in (15-23 cm)
- Planting distance 6 in (15 cm)
- Flowers early summer to fall
- Well-drained garden soil
- Sunny site
- Tender annual

A swath of sun plants (portulaca grandiflora) make a gloriously bright display. The dens elegant cylindrical succulent leaves, 6-9 in (15-23 cm) high, are smothered in summer by single or double flowers in a range of colors.

Popular species and cultivars
'Extra Double Hybrids' have double flowers in rich shades.
'Sundance Hybrids' are semi-trailing, with double flowers.

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