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  • Answered by
    Alisma on
    August 4, 2016
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    Portulaca typically reseeds itself and will come back the next spring, often quite prolifically. If you wish to, it is certainly possible to keep portulaca as a beautiful indoor container plant during the winter. You could also try saving seeds from your outdoor plants to plant next spring.

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    hel97ron on
    August 5, 2016
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    Thank you very much

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    August 20, 2016
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    Your plant could have ants due to an infestation. Neem Oil can be used to help with insects and it also works as an fungicide.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/what-is-honeydew.htm

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/portulaca/portulaca-plants.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    May 9, 2017
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    Dead heading the flowers will help encourage your plants to continue flowering.
    It also can help control self seeding.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/portulaca/portulaca-plants.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    May 15, 2017
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    Portulaca need full sun and well draining soil.
    Water only when soil is dry in a container.
    Indoors your flowers may not be getting enough sunlight.
    Also some varieties only open in the morning and close by night, you could be missing the flowers peak period.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/portulaca/portulaca-plants.htm

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  • Answered by
    ellie13232 on
    June 12, 2017
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    Portulaca generally doesn't need deadheading as it continues to bloom as long as it's nutritional needs are being met. If you want to deadhead go ahead, but it isn't necessary. Feed with a fertilizer higher in Phosphorous and Potash than Nitrogen to encourage new blooms. When looking at the three numbers on the label of a fertilizer. The first is Nitrogen, 2nd is Phosphorous and the 3rd is Potash. Super Bloom Fertilizer works well. Generally portulaca isn't super fussy.

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    June 14, 2017
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    Keeping the spent flowers deadheaded will help the plant continue blooming.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/portulaca/portulaca-plants.htm

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    June 18, 2017
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    Try dead heading the plants to promote new flowers.

    It may need to be reminded to keep growing instead of forming so many seeds.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/portulaca/portulaca-plants.htm

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