Perky portulaca brightens the garden with festive blooms all summer long.

Portulaca, also called moss rose, is a low-growing flowering plant most often grown as an annual. In sunny spots, it can reseed itself and return each year, spreading gently across garden beds. Its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ali Majdfar / Getty Portulaca, also known as moss rose or purslane, is a flowering annual member of the succulent family. This ...

Such is the dilemma we face as gardeners. Planning, however, is one thing we can do once we’ve protected the plants the best we can. So, I’m thinking Mojave, and while I do have a fascination with the ...

Q: I grew portulaca this summer. Is it normal that portulaca flowers come in the morning, in full sun, and then, by noon, go into hiding, in full sun, until the next morning? Am so disappointed that ...

On a recent visit to a friend in Kohala Ranch, we talked about installing some fire-resistant plant species. A friend of hers had recommended elephant bush (Portulacaria afra), known in the Afrikaans ...