Portulaca - Moss Rose - Happy Trails (Portulaca Grandiflora) Purslane Rock Rose Flowers Double Mixed Colours Flower
Portulaca - Moss Rose - Happy Trails (Portulaca Grandiflora) Purslane Rock Rose Flowers Double Mixed Colours Flower
Annual
Height 15 cm 3-6 in
Our pelleted Portulaca Grandiflora is a succulent flowering plant in the family Portulacaceae, native to southern Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, and is a well-known ornamental garden plant and goes by many names such as rose moss, eleven o'clock, Mexican rose, moss rose, sun rose, rock rose, and moss-rose purslane. Purslane, often called Portulaca, is a drought tolerant flowering plant that is often grown as a low maintenance annual.
This is an old fashioned large single rose variety with wonderful double flowers in brilliant colors. Excellent flower display; this low growing plant likes a sunny location and can be used as a spiller in containers, window boxes, borders, or grown as a groundcover in the garden. Also makes a great houseplant. Colours range from white, shades of yellow, orange, pink, violet scarlet and bicolours
- Full sun
- well draining soil
- Start indoors: 4 to 6 weeks before last expected frost, lay seeds on top of soil and cover very lightly with a fine sprinkling of soil. Keep moist but not soggy -provide a strong light source while seedlings become well-established. When both day and night temperatures stay above 10 C, acclimate to outdoor conditions. Transplant 8 inches apart into well-drained soil
- One of the most drought tolerant annuals
- tolerates dry sandy soil
- Great to plant after spring bulbs die back
- Excellent for rock gardens
- Attracts Bees
- Seed count: 20