Portulaca, also known as moss rose or purslane, is a flowering annual member of the succulent family. This South American native is drought-tolerant and comes in a variety of vibrant colors that can ...

Perky portulaca brightens the garden with festive blooms all summer long. Fact checked by Khara Scheppmann Portulaca blooms in dry, hot conditions, so it does well in Southern summers and droughts.

Portulaca, also called moss rose, is a low-growing flowering plant most often grown as an annual. In sunny spots, it can reseed itself and return each year, spreading gently across garden beds. Its ...

Are you waiting for your snowdrops to bloom? Or do you prefer to call them Galanthus nivalis? “Nearly every kind of plant has more than one name,” said Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic manager at The ...

Portulaca grandiflora, commonly called Jump up & kiss me is native to South America and the Caribbean and grows well where there is constant sunshine, although it is grown as an ornamental annual ...

Jill S. Easley, a licensed landscape architect in Denver, has taught low-water garden-design clinics for Denver Water and Aurora Water. A Xeriscape expert, Easley has not planted any annuals — ...

Note: Portulacas are susceptible to root-knot nematodes. They make a good ground cover for sunny, dry areas and are a good selection for rock gardens, containers, hanging baskets and for wall ...

Internal seed morphology, germination and vigor were examined in Portulaca grandiflora and P. oleracea seeds using image analysis techniques, to assess the role of seed free space on germination and ...

La portulaca è una pianta molto diffusa in tutte le zone del Mediterraneo. Prima di tutto specifichiamo che la varietà di portulaca adatta al consumo è la portulaca sativa. Ama il sole, per questo ...

La portulaca (Portulaca oleracea) è una pianta erbacea appartenente alla famiglia delle Portulacaceae. Nelle regioni italiane è conosciuta con nomi diversi: porcellana o erba grassa in Lombardia, ...