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I have had a large planter of moss rose on my patio for a number of years. It takes care of itself. Every year, new seedlings emerge fr...Read More
Several photos show ornamental purslane, Portulaca oleracea, and not moss rose, Portulaca grandiflora. The former have paddle-shaped leav...Read More
Most garden centers in the northern USA sell some of this annual flower that is a perennial in its native tropical South America. It like...Read More
Have grown these on and off over the years with varying success. With our wet summers they seem to decline around Aug. but re-seed the fo...Read More
I have not found Portulaca "easy to grow" here in New Mexico. We have a sunny east-facing flowerbed in the front of our house where even...Read More
First off, I freaked when I saw "Moss Rose"--thinking that at last I would find some information on the 150+ year old rose bush that my f...Read More
I fondly remember Moss Roses from my childhood and decided to plant a few. I'm amazed! the quail have eaten them down to nothing! Guess...Read More
Seeds itself in some interesting places and grows where nothing else will. It's funny how it comes up on its own, but never does where I...Read More
I planted some bright pink moss rose last year in a rock garden. They were fantastic. This year, I have multi color moss rose of all di...Read More
We first planted moss rose a few years back, before I knew the name of the plant. I was awed by the frequent flowering (I tried to guess ...Read More
I wanted something that would grow in an old concrete bird bath that no longer held water. I planted these beautiful flowers and they add...Read More
One of the easiest plants I have grown in Las Vegas! Loves heat and can tolerate my once a week watering schedule growing from a contain...Read More
I am new to the Black Hills of South Dakota and found my previous home owner had planted "something" in her rose bed. I hoed and hoed th...Read More
Great plant that thrives under direct sunlight. I planted them both at my preschool (I'm a teacher) in plastic containers with potting s...Read More
My daughter and I planted these seeds in late april and now we finally have one flower and quite a few buds. The flowers are very pretty ...Read More
What a refreshing rainbow of colors in mid summer! Most definately reseeds itself, at least here. Silly me, I purchased a couple of pot...Read More
First planted this little gem in 2006 in my front, dry, sunny flower bed. It did very well and spread very fast. Found I had to water f...Read More
I recall that this was a plant you could depend upon to self seed in gravel or dry soil. However, the ones I have grown from purchased p...Read More
An excellent, humble and hardy plant ever ready to cheer you up in the hottest of summers that continues to flower well into October in N...Read More
Love the bright colors. Always a surprise. Grow in pots in the sun, here in Georgia
Love it! Always in bloom and easy to care for. Grows well in the Panhandle of Florida.
Super easy to grow and so colorful. Nice border plant, very drought tolerant. Can also be easily propagated by breaking off pieces and ...Read More
I'm sorry to be the first to host a negative on this plant but I find it hard to grow. I have tried it numerous times and each time have failed.
I have always loved these, but never knew until this year that the deer love them too! They have passed over many other things in my gar...Read More
Moss roses are hugely popular here in Salt Lake City, where temperatures lately have been up to 105 and the sun is intense (4200 ft altit...Read More
I was never a portulaca fan because I thought the succulent spiny foliage looked odd mixed with the rest of my garden. But someone boug...Read More
These are tough little annuals. I grew them in containers during a hot, dry summer when a severe infestation of grasshoppers devoured ju...Read More
I love these little flowers. One of the first things we planted this year. I have mine in pots on my front porch. Makes me feel like I...Read More
I tried to grow these one time on a rock-wall that I had just built of loose boulders with a back-fill of a clay-like soil. I was trying ...Read More
We have this growing in a sandy island in our parking lot (ugh, apartments) and it is doing great! It's so nice having some color out th...Read More
I just love this plant! Mine are planted in a raised bed that stays constantly moist and has part sun and part shade. They have exploded ...Read More
I love this plant! It seems to be the only thing I can grow, because my thumb has never turned the right shade of green, but it grows be...Read More
I live outside St. Louis and these do very well. I had a small area of mixed colors last year in a front bed. This year I have them all o...Read More
This is one of my favorite plants. I wasn't sure how they would do at first so I put them in containers, but now that they are doing so w...Read More
I don't think I could enjoy a summer season without the lovely flowers of Moss Rose. One or more critters (possum/rabbit/squirrel/deer?)...Read More
These are wonderful flowers for people who love the look of "baby roses" but don't have the patience, time, or green thumb needed to grow...Read More
I can see from all of the comments and pictures that I'm not the only one who loves this beauty. I saw it in the nursery last year and h...Read More
I often miss the open flowers of the moss rose during the week 'though I go out in the morning and look for them. They sleep late and the...Read More
i love the bright colors, the paper thin delicacy of the petals and the neat little bowl and lid where the seeds mature. it also is very...Read More
As you can see by my name, this is my favorite. So much so that my greenhouse and gardens are named MossRose. There is no better plant ...Read More
have had these growing in a container for 2 years now. I live in zone 7 and when frost starts I cover the container with leaves and put ...Read More
These plants are fast-growing and spreading. In most types, flowers open only on sunny days and close in midafternoon. They are also dr...Read More
Re-seeding, and returning older plants from hardy roots. Propagated easily by cuttings or seeds. Bright mixed colors all summer, openin...Read More
Easy care and profusion of blooms. I use this little fellow to fill in low corner areas in my garden. Very easy to care for and easy to grow.
You can't go wrong with these. They bloom profusely and in a delightful spectrum of colors.
These are wonderful little plants. I live in an apartment setting so I don't have the luxury of having a large garden. They seem to do we...Read More