Herb
Garden Purslane
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Garden purslane is improved cultivated Portulaca selected for upright habit and large leaves—cleaner harvest than weedy common purslane, same juicy lemon character. The form seed companies recommend for kitchen beds. Best for regular salad production. Pinch tips to encourage branching.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Continuous CutLight CookSaladYogurt
Traits
CultivatedImproved CultivatedJuicyKitchen BedLarge LeafProductiveUpright Tendency
History
Kitchen gardeners selected upright garden purslane over prostrate weeds.
Seed catalogues listed garden purslane as a pot herb.
Organic gardens revived garden purslane for nutrition and flavour.
Garden purslane stayed the cultivated growing recommendation.