A closeup of the Purslane plant with yellow flowers budding from it. - Wimilu/Shutterstock Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) might seem harmless with its small yellow flowers, but this aggressive annual ...

A garden invader is Purslane. This “weed” is a low growing succulent with a red stem, green tear drops shaped leaves and small yellow flowers. Since it’s invasive, it spreads out like a small rug.

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 ...

Q: We have a cottonwood in our yard, and we noticed last week that a few branches are dying. The tree is approximately 25-30 years old so I can’t imagine that the tree is dying. We were wondering if ...

Sea purslane plays an important role as a “pioneer” species on beaches, and it’s currently used extensively in dune restoration projects. Submitted photo Sea purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum) is a ...

Every summer Americans spend hours weeding their gardens and discarding delicious food that grows between the rows. People in distant lands are wiser and dine on plants we call weeds. One of the best ...

Q: Help! This terrible weed has suddenly overtaken my entire vegetable garden even though I carefully tilled it before planting my crops this spring. Hoeing it now only seems to make it grow faster.

You’re probably already growing purslane. That could be good or bad. Originally from India and the Middle East, this green succulent has long been a reliable food source for foraging humans. The ...

Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) might seem harmless with its small yellow flowers, but this aggressive annual weed can quickly overtake garden beds and lawns if left unchecked. Sometimes mistaken for ...