Sea Purslane Care
Halimione portulacoides
A ground-cover shrub that grows naturally in salt marshes and along the coastline and is extremely salt tolerant (a halophyte). It likes full sun and well-drained soil and is very drought tolerant; it is ideal especially for coastal gardens.
Monthly care calendar
Timings are for a temperate Northern Hemisphere climate. In warmer areas tasks start earlier, in colder areas later; in the Southern Hemisphere shift them by six months.
- Watering: Not required, natural rainfall is sufficient.
- Plant protection: Not needed; it is very hardy.
- Pests & diseases: Avoid waterlogging to prevent root rot. Frost protection is not needed; it is frost hardy.
- Pests & diseases: Observe. Frost protection is not needed.
- Watering: Not required, natural rainfall is sufficient.
- Pruning: It can be pruned in early spring to make the plant fuller and to shape it.
- General care: Clear weeds.
- Watering: If there is no rainfall, once a month (5 L/m²).
- Fertilizing: Not needed; too much fertilizer can harm the plant.
- General care: Propagation by cuttings can be done.
- Watering: Every 2-3 weeks, 5 L/m².
- Watering: In a long drought, water deeply once a month.
- Watering: In midsummer, deep watering every 15-20 days is enough. Established plants (over 2 years old) do not need watering in most years. Water the area around the roots to a depth of 15-20 cm.
- Watering: In midsummer, deep watering every 15-20 days is enough. Established plants (over 2 years old) do not need watering in most years. Water the area around the roots to a depth of 15-20 cm.
- Watering: In a long drought, water deeply once a month.
- Watering: Not required, natural rainfall is sufficient.
- Pests & diseases: Make sure drainage is good for the winter rains.
- General care: Evergreen leaves continue to lose water in winter. Water thoroughly once before the soil freezes.
The care advice on this page is general and for information only; it is not professional advice. Plant age, soil and your garden’s microclimate can change the outcome. Plant protection products are mentioned only as general information; they are regulated, and the choice, dose and timing must be decided by a qualified professional under local rules. Consult a landscape architect or agronomist before applying.
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