Latin Name: Portulaca grandiflora
Common Name: moss rose
Family: Portulacaceae
Plant type: Annual
Origin: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Hard Zone: 2-11
Mature Size: 0.75′ x 1′
Leaf: Cylindrical, fleshy
Flowers: ruffled, rose-like flowers, every rainbow color except blue
Bloom Time: June to frost
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Water Use: low to medium
Soil: well-drained
Landscape Uses:  ground cover, beds, rock gardens, hanging baskets