Scheduled watering, regular fertilization, pruning, or deadheading, with plenty of sunlight, is necessary for a high blooming rate in portulaca. The ultimate goal of any plant is to produce seeds. They prefer full sun for maximum size and productivity. Best pots for Portulaca: Broad wide containers with drainage holes are best to grow portulaca. One would need some very small nippers, good eyesight & a steady hand to deadhead the spent bloom/forming seed pod from among the newly forming buds at the tips of Portulaca plants.
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