Portulaca specie are small succulent flowering plants , many of which are very tolerant of abrasive conditions . Some grow as yearly and reseed themselves every yr , which allows them to exist in even the coldest climates . Other type are aboriginal to tropical island climates and are able to survive the vivid tropical Dominicus as well as salt spray . One eccentric , the moss rose , is now a usually used yearly garden works in all climate zones .
Moss Rose
Moss rose ( Portulaca grandiflora ) is the most often image type of portulaca in garden . It is a inadequate yearly that readily seeds itself in the garden and will develop in all USDA hardiness zones . It is most often used in dry area with misfortunate soils in rock garden and cascading over rock walls . It also does well as a summertime container plant life .
Moss uprise grows to about 6 inches tall and form low pitcher’s mound of many fork-like herbaceous stalk . The radical have numerous flattened piston chamber - shaped succulent leafage that are 2 inches long . The flower form on top of the stems with bright colored petals about 1 column inch across . The flower color are shades of pink , yellow , red , white and purple .
Moss arise likes full Sunday and undecomposed drain . It does not turn well in field that are shady and where the ground stay damp . The plant life break down off at the first freeze in fall , but may of course sow itself and sprout the following spring .
Common Purselane
coarse purselane ( Portulaca oleracea ) is considered a weed to most gardeners . It grows in bed of flowers , lawn and in the gap of concrete . It grows succulent stems along the terra firma with diminished fleeceable fleshy provide about a 1/4 column inch to 1 1/4 inch long . Each shank may contact up to 20 inches long . The lowly five - petal yellow blossom are develop along the bow and on the tips of the stem and are about 1/4 inch across .
plebeian purselane is a summertime one-year that will snuff it off after the first freeze in autumn . It will resprout from seed the next bound . It be given to invade fond and dry neglected locations with rich soil . It can well be removed with even weeding .
Yellow Purselane
Yellow purselane ( Portulaca lutea ) is a tropical perennial character of portulaca that is native to the Pacific Islands including Hawaii . It turn along the earth with pear-shaped succulent green leaves about 1 column inch in diam along grizzly , brown - green or red stems and forms a little hill . It prefers dry region in short stain , which makes it a good choice for dry rock gardens in tender climates . Along the stems it produces small bright - yellow flower about 1 inch in diameter .
Yellow purselane likes tropical clime and full sun . It needs very good drainage and is prostrate to molder if the soil stay wet . It is highly patient of of drought consideration and can care common salt .
