Rose moss is a small annual flower that is simply beautiful.
Rose moss facts, a summary
Name – Portulaca grandiflora
Family – Portulacaceae
Type – annual
Height – 4 to 8 inches (10 to 15 cm)
Exposure – full sun
Soil – ordinary, well drained
Flowering – June to October
Blooming all summer long and easygoing, it knows how to decorate your garden as well as your pot arrangements and garden boxes.
Preferably in spring for rose moss plants purchased in nursery pots, spacing plants 32 inches (15 cm) apart.
For the sowing, sowing in a sheltered place in February-March or sow directly in the plot in March and April. Thin to 6 inches (15 cm).
Remove wilted flowers.
This very beautiful annual, that crawls along and spreads out, blooms beautifully with varied and bright colors.
Easy to care for, rose moss only requires very little water and even resists droughts and dry spells.
It will be perfect for your rock gardens, along stone walls, and also in garden boxes, pot arrangements and suspended plants.
No need to water, even in hot weather.
