Flower of Purslane

Purslane is a close plant to Portulaca and have similar flowers. And it is easy to take care of this plant like Portulaca.

In USA this flower often treated as wild plant but Purslane is very nutritious valuable plant and eaten in many area of the world. And also this plant is treated as herbs for liver.

Sorry for the bad focusing image again and again and again….

Flowers of False Indigo

These are flowers of False Indigo. They are pretty light purple color and cute shapes.

False Indigo

Baptisia is usually called False Indigo and this plant grows up to 130cm. False Indigo likes full sun or partial shade area to grow well and It is relatively easy to plant in our gardens even though it sometime takes a few years to grow up fully.

Bud of Portulaca (Moss Rose)

This is a bud of Portulaca (Moss Rose).

Portulaca is easy to grow flower even though it grow only 15 cm height. But this plant is tough for dry condition and once you plant this flower, it come out each spring at the same place with little care and you can enjoy the flowers for long term.

Pink Spotted Portulaca

Pink spotted Portulaca flower. Sorry the photo was not focused well.

White Portulaca Flower

Picture of white Portulaca flower. Portulaca flowers are many color variation. They bloom from spring to autumn so you can enjoy their cute flowers for long term.

Portulaca - Moss Rose

This is a flower of Portulaca. Portulaca is commonly called as Moss Rose. We call this plant as “Matsuba Botan (松葉牡丹)” in Japan.

Emerald Snow Loropetalum

Emerald Snow Loropetalum grows up to 130cm width and height and have cute white flowers from spring to summer.

So this plant is good for as hedge plant in your garden. Please see Chinese Fringe Flower which is close plant of this shrub.

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia Grandiflora is usually called Southern Magnolia or Bull Bay. Southern Magnolia is very popular plant in USA and commonly planted as garden tree.

Lamb’s Ear - Stachys Byzantina

Stachys Byzantina is usually called as Lamb’s Ear because it’s leaves look (or feel) like lamb’s ears (see the picture of this plant).

Lamb’s Ear is easy to grow plant and often used in kid’s garden.