Did i kill my moss rose ( Portulaca grandiflora) plant?
Hi everyone! This is my first year ever planting/ growing any flowers. I recently(just yesterday) transplanted a few moss rose plants I purchased from the local nursery into the ground. I tried looking up videos to see how I deep/wide I should make the hole, but unfortunately most of the videos were how to grow/plant moss roses from cuttings. To me, it looks like I did not plant it right. Has anyone had any experience with this plant? If so, does this look right to you? Please let me know what I did wrong and any possible ways to rectify the mistakes, if possible. Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Natasha Shahram
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3 years agoPortulaca is incredibly drought tolerant so even if you planted them a wee bit high, they probably won't mind. Just mound a little soil up around them if you did, where I show an arrow. Unless you planted them really high, don't dig them up again. The roots won't like it.
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agothank you so much everyone! I thought I killed it because it looks like the leaves are just kind of drooping on the sides, and none of the plants have produced flowers ...the existing buds are all dried up and dead. I do not have any gardening experience, so I'm not sure if this is how its supposed to look. Here are pictures I took this morning
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