Purslane 'Green'

Portulaca oleracea sativa

Sale price$3.75

Known as ‘verdolaga’ in Spain where the green fleshy leaves are used in salads, soups and stews. It has slightly sour, lemon, salty flavour. This low growing succulent annual has seven times the beta-carotene of carrots, six times more vitamin E than spinach & a high plant source of Omega 3 fatty acids. So amazing nutrition properties! Harvest leaves and stems as needed. Not to W.A. 300 seeds.

Size: 1 pkt
Sowing Instructions

Sow direct or in pots to transplant once weather has warmed and frosts have passed. Can used as a ground cover or as a pot plant. Frost sensitive.

Climate

Cold, Temperate, Hot Arid, Tropics/SubTropics

Spacing/Spread

0.2m

Row Space

0.3m

Sowing Periods

  J F M A M J J A S O N D
Cool
Temperate
Sub-Tropical/Tropical