Not too long ago I learned the name of the "weed" in my garden - purslane. Then I learned that it's edible. And now I learn that they flower and are actually a pretty flowering plant.
I learned this at the garden store today when I was looking for flowering plants to keep the bees around until my sunflowers bloom. I didn't buy one since I got so many already, don't know if they'll flower this year, but hope so since I no longer yank them out of the ground.
I also learned that deer love purslane, someone said it's like candy to them.
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john gault
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purslane is wild moss rose. Or in other words moss rose is purslane that has been hybridized, bred for bigger, showier, brilliant colored flowers. I guess some garden stores sell the moss roses labeled as purslane, but I would make a distinction, as they are not the same species.
Common purslane the weed, portulaca oleracea, has much less conspicuous, dull yellow flowers:
https://www.allspc.com/broadleaf_commonpurslane.htm
Moss rose, portulaca grandiflora (large flowered):
https://coopext.colostate.edu/4DMG/Flowers/Annuals/mossrose.htm
Common purslane the weed, portulaca oleracea, has much less conspicuous, dull yellow flowers:
https://www.allspc.com/broadleaf_commonpurslane.htm
Moss rose, portulaca grandiflora (large flowered):
https://coopext.colostate.edu/4DMG/Flowers/Annuals/mossrose.htm