365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Portulaca In A Pot
Day 260: For all of Portulaca being described as "self-sowing," a phrase which inclines one to think it would be easy to grow, I have had very little luck starting it from seed. Late this spring, I found myself with one prepared container and nothing to put in it, so I wandered around in a nursery for half an hour until something caught my eye. A four-inch starter pot with several colours and a reasonable price of $2 made it irresistible. It has proven to be quite a worthwhile investment as it is now beginning to take over the container, and its patchwork of warm hued flowers rising above succulent foliage brightens my mornings when I look out the kitchen door. Portulaca is also known as "Moss Rose." It is native to South America and withstands heat and dry soils fairly well.
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