flowers at nine o'clock
This flower plant is called by various names. Portulaka, Krokot, Flower Nine o'clock, Sweet Beauty, Bombay Sutera, up to the latin name of this plant, Portulaca grandiflora. The name portulaka and purslane refer to the name of this genus of interest, namely Portulaca. In Indonesia, various types of Portulaca are referred to as purslane. The name 'flower at nine' was attached because of this flower habits that began to bloom at around nine o'clock in the morning.
As in Indonesian, in English too, this type of purslane has a name. The names include rose moss, eleven o'clock, mexican rose, rose mose, sun rose, rock rose, to moss-rose purslane.
The Latin name of this flower is Portulaca grandiflora Hook with several synonym names such as Portulaca hilaireana G. Don, Portulaca immersostellulata Poelln., Portulaca mendocinensis Gillies ex Hook., Portulaca multistaminata Poelln., And Portulaca pilosa subsp. grandiflora (Hook.) R.Geesink. The flower is closely related to the Flower of the Ordinary Bracelet (Portulaca oleracea L.).
Portulaka or Flower Nine is a South American plant (Argentina, Brazil, and Urugay) which then spread to various places in the world including
Flowers are often referred to as Sweet and Sweet and Bombay Silk is a seasonal crop of wet season. Stem crops between 15-30 cm long and often branching from the base. The trunk is able to grow upright or as it creeps on the ground. The color of this purslane is red or green with the thin hairs of the border of the trunk.
Flower Nine (Portulaca grandiflora) has a single leaf, not stemmed, cylindrical and thickly fleshy and watery. The size of this leaf has a length of about 1 - 3.5 cm. The flowers are in groups of 2 - 8 that appear at the end of the stem. The flower blooms in the morning at around 9 pm and withers during the afternoon. Flower color varies from red, white, orange, to yellow. Because of the habit of blooming at around nine o'clock in the morning, this flower is often referred to as the Flower Nine.
It has a very small fruit, 5-8 mm in size oval shape. Sweet Sweet Flower Seed is a small round shape with a light brown color.
Ornamental plants from the family Portulacaceae is easy to grow in the lowlands up to an altitude of 1400 meters above sea level. Portulaka flowers include flowers that are easy to maintain and do not require much water. Propagation of this plant can use leaf cuttings or use of seeds. This Bombay Silk Plant can be used as ground cover or planted in pots.
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