Portulaca x 'Peppermint Hybrid'
Purslane
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Purslane (Portulaca x 'Peppermint Hybrid') - Description
Bright, colorful, peppermint pattern flowers. Large double flowers in a cooling peppermint pattern of white with pink streaks. Beautiful! Ideal for hot, dry places in your garden. Sow outdoors after last frost, or start indoors 4-6 weeks earlier. Space 6-8" apart. Ht: 8".
Purslane (Portulaca x 'Peppermint Hybrid') - Blooming
Satiny-looking flowers which are either single or double. Full sun is needed in order to promote flowering.
Purslane (Portulaca x 'Peppermint Hybrid') - Growth
Erect or trailing annuals or sometimes perennials, with small, fleshy, flat to cylindrical leaves that do best with full sun and warm temperatures.
Purslane (Portulaca x 'Peppermint Hybrid') - Planting
The seeds themselves are extremely small. Before sowing the seed, mix it with washed sand. Then simply press the seeds into the soil surface.
Purslane (Portulaca x 'Peppermint Hybrid') - Pest
Aphids can be a problem. To remove aphids from the leaves spray them with gentle squirts of water.
Purslane (Portulaca x 'Peppermint Hybrid') - Interesting facts
Some species have edible high-iron leaves, such as P. oleracea, but are not used as ornamentals. Others are cultivated in gardens for their showy flowers and even naturalized, such as P. grandiflora in Florida.
Purslane (Portulaca x 'Peppermint Hybrid') - Soil and irrigation
Poor, well-drained soil or sandy dry conditions. Do not use overhead watering when in bloom as this may cause damage to the flowers.
