Purslane
November 11, 2009 by Brian Brown
Filed under Perennials
Purslane
Height: 2″ – 4″
Spread: 12″ – 24″
Zone: 10 – 11
Salt: Good
Light: Full Sun
Deer: Yes
Flower: Red, pink, yellow, orange
Notes: COLOR, COLOR, COLOR for those very hot, sunny, dry areas where a dazzling splash of color is desired. Low growing ground cover that can be used in mass plantings or as a border in open sunny areas. Often re-seeds and comes back each spring. Flowers open when the sun comes out and close in the evening. Very salt and drought tolerant once established. Fertilize with slow release bloomer spring and late summer.
