Mixed Moss Rose Plant Seed Mix - 1000 Seeds for Bonsai Garden Balcony Planting

Moss rose plants (Portulaca grandiflora) are popular flowering annuals that are known for their medium green, cylindrical, and succulent leaves, which are a testament to the plant's hardiness and its ability to tolerate drought conditions. These plants typically grow three to nine inches tall and spread to create a dense mat, making them a suitable option as a ground cover. The flowers come in several bright colors and often have ruffled petals, resembling miniature roses. The blooms grow in clusters on reddish stems and typically don't open on cloudy days or at night.

Moss rose is an easy and quick-growing plant that is best planted in the spring after the danger of frost has passed. These plants are a popular choice for various garden applications, including container gardens, garden bed borders, edging along paved walkways, stone walls, and rock gardens. Additionally, the trailing habit of moss rose makes it well-suited for hanging baskets. One of the benefits of moss rose is that it doesn't typically spread outside of its bounds as a ground cover, making it an ideal choice for small gardens.

Moss rose plants thrive in poor, dry soils where many other plants might struggle, and they require very little maintenance. They generally keep blooming from summer to the first frost of the fall without any deadheading required (removing spent blooms). However, you can trim back the plants in mid- to late summer if they start to look lanky to renew their vigor. As annuals, the plants will die at the end of the growing season, but they do produce seeds that might germinate and sprout the following year.

Mature Size: 3 to 9 inches tall, 6 to 12 inches wide Full Sun Hardiness Zones: 2 to 11 (as an annual)

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