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Dissapointing Portulacas

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Goosegirl

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Dissapointing Portulacas
« on: September 01, 2013, 12:58 »
After last year's success growing some in a window box, and given that it wasn't the warmest or driest year, I had great hopes of a floriferous display this year both in my window boxes and two hanging baskets. I know they love dry conditions and we have had these but, apart from a one-off early feeding which I later found out they don't appreciate, I have had more leaves than flowers. Anyone else had this problem?
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Re: Dissapointing Portulacas
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2013, 19:18 »
I've not grown them, but certainly we have had trouble getting them at work. I have quite a few customers that ask for portulaca each year and really struggled to get plants for them.

Maybe the growers have not had a good time getting them into flower either  :unsure: 
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Re: Dissapointing Portulacas
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2013, 13:14 »
I got mine from Jersey Direct as plug plants and they have grown well, but not smothered in flowers as they should have been, given the summer weather we've had.
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