Australian Portulaca

A blog dedicated to the identification, appreciation and study of Portulaca species. The blog is by no means limited to Portulaca and will from time to time include other interesting species of plants from Australia and other countries.

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Calandrinia mirabilis - a spectacular, recently described species

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This species is certainly not new to horticulture, as it has been known to plant enthusiasts since at least 1997. Seed of the species was s...

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Portulaca dubia, the "lost" or "dubious" species of Johan Gottlieb and John William Tepper

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I am often intrigued by historical plant "types" that have languished in herbarium collections for over a century or more because...

Biography of Dr Karl von Poellnitz (1896-1945)

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The German botanist Dr Karl von Poellnitz is renowned for his detailed taxonomic work on many of the larger species of succulents in Asph...

Rediscovering Portulaca terrae-reginae Poelln.

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While browsing through a CD of photos sent to me by Attila Kapitany, I came across several photos of Portulaca plants that Attila had place...

Saturday, August 10, 2013

The History of Portulaca umbraticola in Cultivation

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Photo Source: Copyright foto76 Stock Photo - image ID: 100136414, freedigitalphotos.net From time to time I hope to broaden the per...

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