1.38 Pt. Purslane Plant Yellow Flowers in 4.5 In. Grower’s Pot (4-Plants)

Description

Purslane is a fast-growing herbaceous annual with succulent leaves and stems. Even the oblong cotyledons (seed leaves) are succulent. The multiple smooth, reddish stems originating from a single taproot are mostly prostrate, forming a mat covering up to 3 ft. Dia. Depending on the amount of moisture available, the plant may be quite low-growing or more erect up to 16 in. tall.

• Pure Beauty Farms will source the best plant for your order from our fields in Redlands, FL
• Common Purslane, portulaca oleracea, is a highly variable, weedy plant in the Purslane family portulacaceae
• Has been grown for more than 4,000-years as a food and medicinal plant
• Alternate leaves are clustered at stem joints, the individual leaves are quite fleshy, storing lots of water when available, each flat green leaf is oval to spoon-shaped, broadest near the rounded tip
• Plants will flower whenever moisture is sufficient, the 1/4 in. – 1/2 in. W hot pink, orange, purple, red or yellow flowers have 5 (sometimes 4) notched petals, numerous stamens and several pistils that are bunched together in the center
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