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Portulaca Question Posted by Tom in PA on June 2, 2025, 10:37 am For anyone who has grown portulacas can you tell me if they are supposed to be perennial in colder zones? Our portalacas came back in a pot that was outside frozen solid. Tags at the nursery say annual. We have grown these for the past couple years and I don’t think this has happened. Though maybe we tossed the plants too soon. As a test I’m going to plant some in ground this summer. Here’s a picture. Sorry no blooms yet.

Re: Portulaca Question Posted by Mark z7 Sharptown, MD on June 2, 2025, 12:48 pm, in reply to "Portulaca Question" Never have I had them come back. You got a super hardy lot there, good luck with them.

Re: Portulaca Question Posted by Kevin seTN on June 2, 2025, 4:12 pm, in reply to "Portulaca Question" My Grandma in north central WV (probably zone 5-6, since this was in the 80's-90's) had it come back for her every year. It was always planted along her sidewalk. Kevin seTN

Re: Portulaca Question Posted by Rob on June 2, 2025, 5:14 pm, in reply to "Portulaca Question" Fantastico.Tom, ho il ritorno di Vinca-Pervinca qui.

Re: Portulaca Question Posted by Fred SC on June 5, 2025, 10:55 am, in reply to "Portulaca Question" Mark, I think it kind of depends on the species some are Hardy sume not , so apparently you have a Hardy one . You know there is a wild one that grows and comes up in everybody’s gardens. We always just considered a weed , but it is edible, but I don’t know what kind you have

Re: Portulaca Question Posted by Tom in PA on June 6, 2025, 7:09 pm, in reply to "Re: Portulaca Question" I really must have. Surprises like this are always nice.

Re: Portulaca Question Posted by Tom in PA on June 6, 2025, 7:10 pm, in reply to "Re: Portulaca Question" This is good to hear. It gives me hope that it’s not a fluke.

Re: Portulaca Question Posted by Tom in PA on June 6, 2025, 7:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Portulaca Question" Congratulazioni amico!

Re: Portulaca Question Posted by Tom in PA on June 6, 2025, 7:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Portulaca Question" That’s good to know Fred. I’m just going to buy more from the same nursery and plant some in ground.

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