Ground-hugging portulaca puts on a garden celebration all summer long. "Portulaca grandiflora," which, in Latin means "large-flowered," adds a profusion of brilliant blooms to any garden. The flowers ...

the moss rose variety Portulaca grandiflora. That said, there is a hybrid variety with flat leaves and more saucer-shaped flowers called Portulaca oleracea. Both flowers can come in a variety of ...

Ethiopia (Worebabo woreda): leaves boiled and eaten. India (Bombay Presidency, Rajasthan western): the leaves, after boiling, are used in preparing a bread by mixing with Bajra (millet) or Jowari ...

Portulaca oleracea L. is one of the plants reputed to be of value in the treatment of cardio-vascular diseases in Jamaican folk-lore 1. It was therefore examined for the possible occurrence of ...