Ground covers

Portulaca oleracea Family: PortulacaceaeCommon PurslaneOrigin: Tropical Asia Fleshy stems and leaves, they are one of the very few annual succulents. They tolerate heat and drought. A Purslane cultivar grown as a vegetable. There are a number of cultivars, some rose pink, red, yellow, white, and orange flowers.

Portulaca grandifloraFamily: PortulacaceaeMoss rose, Perslane, PurslaneOrigin: Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina Fleshy stems and leaves, they are one of the very few annual succulents. They tolerate heat and drought, which is a characteristic of their more “native” relative, Portulaca oleracea.The leaves are cylindrical, about an inch long, and pointed on the

Ludwigia peploidesFamily: OnagraceaeFloating Primrose Willow, Creeping Water Primrose, Marsh PurslaneOrigin: North America This is perennial herb which grows in moist to wet to flooded areas. The stem can creep over 2 meters long, sometimes branching.