My mom always has an abundance of flowers on her deck and in her yard that grow and bloom all summer long. Several years ago, she had a blooming ornamental purslane plant that caught my eye and after ...

A garden invader is Purslane. This “weed” is a low growing succulent with a red stem, green tear drops shaped leaves and small yellow flowers. Since it’s invasive, it spreads out like a small rug.

You’re probably already growing purslane. That could be good or bad. Originally from India and the Middle East, this green succulent has long been a reliable food source for foraging humans. The ...

Don’t you wish growing edibles was like growing weeds? It can be. What is a weed, really, but a plant growing where we don’t want it to grow? Many weeds, it turns out, are indeed edible. Here’s a weed ...

Q: I have a weed in my garden that the plant ID app on my phone says is common purslane. What is up with this weed? I pull it out and hoe it up and it reappears. I never see it flower. How is it ...

You may have seen a 'super plant' growing in between the cracks of sidewalks. Portulaca oleracea is commonly known as purslane, and this weed is also an edible superfood that could help researchers ...

This year seems to be a banner year for one of the most difficult garden weeds to control: Purslane. This heat-loving weed is tricky to control. Chop it with a hoe and any scattered bits will each ...

Returning to one of my gardens after being away for a week, I noticed there were a lot of weeds that had spread over the space. I thoroughly hoed the garden before I went away the previous week, but I ...

Researchers from Yale claim that purslane may be a 'super plant' that holds the key to drought-resistant crops. In their study, the researchers found that the plant integrates two distinct metabolic ...