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 ...

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 ...

Plump succulent stems of Portulaca oleracea spread like fingers across the fertile soil in the Gardens at Heather Farm’s rose and vegetable beds. Most people consider it a pesky weed, but in many ...

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 having ...

Portulaca is a reliable garden friend that brightens our summer. I grow this long-blooming annual as a low border in front of taller flowers such as cosmos, garden phlox, lupine and daisies. It’s a ...