I would go with the NOT terracotta one. Clay pots have to be moved in during the winter or they will crack and break when they freeze. you don't want to move something that heavy every year unless you're a power lifter. I have several of the light wieght faux finish pots and they look great. I take them in for the winter but you wouldn't have to. Hope this helps! ~~Mimi

Hi two brown thumbs, Never give up, as angellilly's pic shows, Brom's are very resilient and the great survivers. I once had a badly cold damaged small plant of Ae. Miniata discolour with all the leaves brown and cold burnt; deciding it was beyond help, I threw it onto the compost heap. Some months later when I was tidying up the compost heap, I found this small brown stump beneath all the other rubbish (the remains of the plant). It had a tiny inflorescence poking out the top with five little deformed buds on it and a tiny twisted pup emerging from the stump. This was its last desperate attempt to reproduce itself before it died. Ain't nature grand. All the best, Nev.

Aw Cecil dont underestimate yourself, you just cannot see your green thumb because of that bright hot Texas sun! ; ) Anyone in my area can grow a fig tree with our decent weather during the growing season, just sun,some fertilizer and water. Its just the winters that can be hard on them depending on how they are stored. Best Health Marty

I think that is one of them! I haven't seen the little yellow flowers (yet), but I'll keep looking. Wikipedia has some interesting things to say about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulaca_oleracea What about the other one? thanks for help!