Many flowering plants, like coreopsis, roses, yarrow, catmint and marigolds respond very well to deadheading and are worth the effort. Others, like portulaca, begonias and impatiens may not ...

Yet for containers in her personal garden, she makes an exception for one annual: portulaca. Each spring, Easley sows this low-growing, fleshy-leaved, flowery plant also known as moss rose.

Portulaca grandifloria, a prolific summer bloomer, is native to Argentina and Brazil. It is easy as pie to grow, to coin a phrase, even in southern Florida’s blazing hot summers. If you’re ...

They aren’t hungry for fertilizer, and won’t need deadheading, but with average ... is one other location that begs for the Mojave portulaca. That area would be a rock garden, or spots within ...

The Portulaca genus of plants is in the Portulacaceae family, which includes about 400 species. Forty different species of the Portulaca genus exist throughout tropical and warm temperate locations.

Pazzaz is a relatively new series of portulaca from Israel courtesy of Danzinger "Dan" Flower Farm. And believe me, you will never see a more shockingly colorful display of flowers in any landscape.

Q: I have noticed in the past several weeks that the chipmunk I provide with peanuts and such has been gathering something from my portulaca plants. I was wondering if you had any idea what he is ...

The portulaca, also known as the moss rose, is a low-growing flower that is usually grown as an annual. In full sun locations ...