Hi Lily...I'm not sure if what we have are the same thing, this is different as it's a ground-hogger with large -about 1.5 inch flowers. I have taller purslane in yellow, fuchsia-red and white, what color are yours? I'll send you pic in email. Please, no need to count tiny seed ever, smile, I send them by 1/2 tsp or so. Best wishes, Bea

I don't have any purslane seeds but have plenty of plants that I haven't managed to pull out and toss in the compost pile yet. I'd be happy to send them to you. I know that purslane is edible but what do you do with chickweed? Karyn

I found this list. Maybe it will help. I still have plenty of Orange Jasmine seeds if you want some. They take a while to germinate but grow pretty fast once up and the flowers smell wonderful. I get several varieties of swallowtails but find it easier to tell most of them apart in the larval stage. Many adults of different varieties look the same to me. I didn't realize I had so many different ones until I had the cats ID'd. I think the Giant Swallowtail cats look like bird poo. The Spicebush looks like poo in the early instars but is beautiful in the 5th instar. I think it's one of the prettiest ones I get in the garden. SWALLOWTAILS Giant Swallowtail - Citrus family, Rutaceae 1. Ptelea trifoliata - hop tree, wafer ash 2. Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - hercules club 3. Zanthoxylum fagara - wild lime 4. Zanthoxylum americanum - prickly ash 5. Citrus spp. - various species, including cultivated 6. Murraya paniculata - orange jasmine 7. Ruta graveolens - rue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spicebush Swallowtail - Laurel family, lauraceae 1. Persea borbonia - redbay 2. Persea palustris - swampbay 3. Sassafras albidum - sassafras 4. Lindera benzoin - spicebush 5. Cinnamomum camphora - camphor tree -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pipevine swallowtail caterpillars will die if raised on tropical pipevines. Please only use the pipevines on the list. Pipevine Swallowtail - Pipevine family, Aristolochia 1. Aristolochia macrophylla - big leaf pipevine 2. Aristolochia tomentosa - woolly pipevine 3. Aristolochia serpentaria - Virginia snakeroot 4. Aristolochia californica - California pipevine 5. Aristolochia fimbriata - white-veined Duchman's pipe 6. Aristolochia trilobata - Dutchman's Pipe 7. Aristolochia clematitis - Birthwort -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anise Swallowtail - Carrot family, Apiaceae 1. Pimpinella anisum - anise 2. Foeniculum vulgare - fennel 3. Lomatium parsnip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern Black Swallowtail - Rue family, Rutaceae - Carrot family, Apiaceae 1. Ruta graveolens - rue 2. Anethum graveolens - dill 3. Foeniculum vulgare - fennel 4. Petroselinum crispum  parsley 5. Zizia aurea - golden Alexander -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palamedes Swallowtail - Laurel family, lauraceae 1. Persea borbonia - redbay 2. Persea palustris - swampbay 3. Sassafras albidum  sassafras -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zebra Swallowtail - Pawpaw family, annonaceae 1. Asimina triloba - common pawpaw 2. Asimina pygmaea - dwarf pawpaw 3. Annona muricata  soursop -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Polydamas Swallowtail - Pipevine family, Aristolochia 1. Aristolochia elegans - calico flower 2. Aristolochia gigantea - giant pipevine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Rose family, Rosaceae - Magnolia family, Magnoliaceae - Olive family, Oleaceae 1. Prunus serotina - wild black cherry 2. Liriodendron tulipifera - tulip poplar 3. Ptelea trifoliata - wafer ash, hoptree 4. Fraxinus velutina - Arizona ash tree -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canadian Swallowtail 1. Populus tremuloides - quaking aspen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail - Cherry family, Prunus - Ash family, Fraxinus - Citrus family, Ptelea 1. Prunus virginiana - chokecherry 2. Ptelea crenulata - California hoptree 3. Ptelea trifoliata - Common hoptree -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pale Swallowtail - Buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae 1. Rhamnus californicus - coffeeberry 2. Ceanothus arboreus - California lilac -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Tiger Swallowtail - Willow family, Salicaceae

Thanks denninmi. I did some reading on the forums and the claim that the wild type taste better is what I gathered from here but Purslane doesn't grow wild here or at least I don't see it. Maybe I just don't like the flavor of Purslane and I'll just have to accept it. The Purslane I've grown tastes grassy or slightly like watered down spinach but I've heard people describe the taste as lemony before. I was hoping to like it as I've heard it's rather nutritious and easy to grow.