
Moss Rose
- Botanical Name
- Portulaca grandiflora
- Hardiness
- Tender annual
- Height
- 4 to 8 inches
- Width
- 6 inches
- Flowers
- Summer till frost: single & double; rose, red, white, yellow, orange, lavender, peach
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Needs well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 6 inches apart
- Drought tolerant (succulent)
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Afternoon Delight - stays open later in the day
- Calypso - double flowers
- Sundance - semi double flowers, stays open later in the day
- Sundial - large flowers, opens early and stays open longer, Peach AAS winner
- Margarita Rosita - semi double flowers, AAS winner 2004
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