
Frankeniaceae FAMILY
Frankenia portulacifolia
Frankenia portulacifolia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Shrub
Growth—
Requires a sunny position and a well-drained, light sandy soil on the dry side[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Frankenia+portulacifolia>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening. — Nicholson G. (Editor) · L. Upcott Gill; London. · Not given · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎One of the major gardening dictionaries of the 19th century, it contains information on plants not found in modern works. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [2]Icones Plantarum Vol. 11 — Hooker J.D. (Editor) · Williams & Norgate; London. · 1867 - 1871 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Illustrated plates of plants with a botanical description.
- [3]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.