Plant Portulacas

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Posted by @Newyorkrita on March 24, 2014

Whether you call them Portulaca or Moss Rose, these low-growing bedding plants are a colorful and easy solution to that barren, hot, and dry garden spot where nothing seems to want to grow.

Portulacas thrive on neglect and reward the gardener with lovely ruffled blooms in multiple vivid colors. Many have semidouble flowers that resemble miniature roses. Portulacas. which are sometimes called Moss Roses, are annuals but they often do self seed.

Portulacas in my garden.