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….

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.

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.