Sesuvium portulacastrum (Sea Purslane)
Sea purslane is a ground cover plant, best grown on full sun and sandy soil. It takes very well heat and drought.
- Landscape Information
- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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Pronunciation: sess-SOO-vee-um por-too-luh-KASS-strum
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Plant type: Groundcover
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Origin: Africa, Asia, Australia
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Heat Zones: 8 to 16
Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13
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Uses: Mass Planting, Medicinal, Ground cover
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Fast
Tree Shape: Spreading
Height at Maturity: Less than 0.5 m
Spread at Maturity: Less than 50 cm
Time to Ultimate Height: 5 to 10 Years
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Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA (Sesuvium portulacastrum Uploaded by Tim1357) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Opposite
Leaf Venation: Nearly Invisible
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Simple
Leaf Blade: Less than 5
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Margins: Entire
Leaf Texture: Fleshy/Juicy
Leaf Scent: No Fragance
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 1.5 - 3
Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)
Flower Scent: No Fragance
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Seasons: Year Round
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Trunk
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Fruit Color: Brown
Seasons: Fall
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Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA (Sesuvium portulacastrum Uploaded by Tim1357) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tolerance
Frost Tolerant: Yes
Heat Tolerance: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Good
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Clay, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Alkaline
Light Requirements: Full
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Management
Toxicity: No
Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No
Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all
Life Span: Less than 25
Edible Parts: None
Plant Propagation: Seed