When we first started this forum, our minds were on Purslane. Later, we added it's cousin, Portulaca. In case you are unfamiliar with Purslane, her are a few tidbits!
The ornamental variety of purslane is what we are mostly showcasing in this cubit. It's formal name is Portulaca Umbraticola.
The blossoms show off with many colors and the growers keep surprising us with more sizes and styles. There is a double bloom and a striped one that I haven't seen yet. The ornamental purslane is also edible, not quite as tasty, but I add it to salads and salsa and omelets in the summer. It grows rapidly and so, the minute the nurseries in my area offer it for sale, I buy as much as I can and replant it everywhere. It takes off like wildfire in the heat. I love it in hanging baskets. By October (in Phoenix) it's still growing strong. One year I brought two plants indoors in late November and kept them in a sunny window and they bloomed for months!
