Q: I have a weed in my garden that the plant ID app on my phone says is common purslane. What is up with this weed? I pull it out and hoe it up and it reappears. I never see it flower. How is it ...

WEEDS… The never-ending problem for the beautiful lawn. Right? NOT! When you find out one of those so-called “WEEDS” is a very nutritious green. Purslane is not ...

MOST GARDENERS have, to put it lightly, inviolable opinions about which plants belong in their yards. It often has been remarked that a weed is simply a plant in the wrong place. It has been remarked ...

Unwanted plants can be a headache for a homeowner to tackle and easily become one of the things your neighbors secretly hate ...

Don't confuse your purslanes. The purslane you're likely to find in garden centers is Portulaca grandiflora, a gardener's favorite commonly called portulaca or moss rose. It's a multi-colored beauty ...

Purslane, also known as common purslane, little hogweed, pigweed, fatweed, or pusle, is found worldwide. In the U.S., it's often considered a nuisance. But in other parts of the globe, it's regularly ...

Purslane, or Portulaca oleracea, really shines in the summer garden. “These flowers are unique,” says LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill. They close in the evening, and even the leaves fold up at ...

Rather than cursing every weed that graces your garden this summer, consider the motto, “If you can’t beat them, eat them!” Of all the edible leafy green invaders, purslane is one of the most ...