I'm just seeing now that others had posted here. I was going to post that I finally got some plants. It appears they are still gaining popularity at Home Depot, at least in my area. These were in hanging baskets and really rootbound, so I separated them into individual plants for now. Here's the same pink type that I had last year: And I also picked up a type with scarlet flowers and leaves that are tinged with red: I thought these were the "Pazzaz" cultivar, which I thought were distinguished by flowers that open even when it's cloudy outside, and I thought they were developed by the Danziger company in Israel. See here: http://www.markhound.com/trademark/search/6tfYB2Qpo Is it the case that all Portulaca umbraticola have flowers that open even when it's cloudy? I thought it was odd too that the portulaca with the round pointed leaves and these with the flat leaves are both being called Portulaca oleracea, but it could be that Home Depot simply gives them the wrong name on their printed labels. They are so notorious for this. Regarding my question about seeds, I see this from the same blog on Portulaca umbraticola: "When grown from seed, these cultivars are recessive. This means that subsequent generations raised from seed will produce successively fewer fertile seeds. Also the flower colour frequently reverts to plain yellow in the offspring and I suspect the size and number of flowers may also diminish over a number of generations." http://australianportulaca.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-history-of-portulaca-umbraticola-in.html Sounds like you can only take cuttings for propagation? I know they root well because I did it last year (see above).

I have the Portulacas planted in front of daylilies in three areas of the yard. They don't seem to mind getting some water when the daylilies are watered. The garden is so very cottage garden, I had problems envisioning the Portulacas fitting in with those funny leaves and stems. But they fit in just fine and look great. Lots of constant color.

Hi Kris, I love Portulaca, and their ability to reseed every year. I'll just list some of my observations, and see if this will help. Portulaca love it sunny and dry. They will rot in moist soils. I have found most of the time when people told me about a leaf problem, they or someone else was spraying a herbicide in the area. Herbicides have a tendency to drift in the slightest wind, and will cause plant death. They can drift from 50-100 feet away. Always try using an organic pesticide if your positive you might have and insect problem. Here is a link of my organics. The Chile Pepper Wax spray and the Neem Oil are excellent deterents. "My Organic Protocol"

Can someone take a look at these leaf troubles too. What's wrong? Is this rust? The leaf becomes like this eventually.