Pink Purslane, Kiss Me Quick, Chisme, Shaggy Portulaca

This was growing in my compact alkaline dusty driveway with no help from me. Finally decided to pick some seeds and scatter them in my He...Read Morellstrip that is only old mulch. Xeric for all practical purposes. However, it does get watered.... rarely. Tiniest pink blooms with seeds smaller than poppies. Offered to our MG VP and she declined by saying she doesn't have any luck growing it. About 3 weeks later, I pointed out that two plants had grown together to make one. OMG, she jumped on it then. The plant makes one root from which it spreads about 18" and will faithfully come back again. I just scalped the soil and set them in a flat, open box for her. All she needs to do is to lay part of the dead leaves across the area where she wants it to grow. So many tiny seeds are probably still caught up in the small pods. The rest was removed to give to another native plant person. That was when I saw some green leaves still growing in late Dec. They had been protected by the dead leaves on top. Wow, but we haven't got the worst of winter yet. I'll have plenty seeds to share next in 2020. I just read that it was edible, too. So, nice to add to a salad.

Reseeds and spreads even up here in New England. The honey bees love it, they were all over them. They do spread, but I love the effect i...Read Moren my front bed because the soil dries out so quickly and these pretties really do help.

This plant will grow just about anywhere there is a place to get a foothold. The seeds are very tiny and can be carried by the wind or h...Read Moreitch a ride on people and animals. It is very beautiful in mass plantings, though, and has been very effective in preventing erosion between the bricks in my walkway. However, I wouldn't suggest using it in any kind of flowerbed or hanging plant; you'll end up with it growing everywhere.

This little wild flower is an annual that rampantly reseeds in lawns in the Georgia sandhills. According to the distribution map it is fo...Read Moreund in the deep south , South Carolina to Texas. It is very dought resistant and infestations usually occur when lawns are stressed during droughts in July and August. It is pretty when blooming but here blooms open only in the morning.