nine o’clock flower, sun plant, moss rose
Portulaca grandiflora
-2.56298, 140.504
Field Notes
Description:
Species is a flowering plant in the family Portulacaceae, native to Argentina, southern Brazil, and Uruguay. Now cultivated as an ornamental in subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world.
Habitat:
Planted as an ornamental in a garden in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.
Notes:
The name nine o’clock flower (or ten o’clock flower) stems from the fact that the flower opens at approximately the same time every morning.
Reference Links:
Portulaca grandiflora
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2012
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