Yellow Moss Rose

  • Common Name: Yellow Moss Rose
  • Botanical Name: Portulaca grandiflora
  • Family name: Purslane family
  • Type: annual
  • Zone Hardiness:  2–11
  • Height: 4–8in
  • Width: 12–18in
  • Blooms: Bright yellow, rose-shaped saucer blossoms; available in single, semi-double, or double forms
  • Bloom time months: June to frost
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Leaves: Fleshy, cylindrical succulent leaves up to ~1″ long, arranged in clusters on prostrate reddish stems
  • Maintenance: Low for beginners, drought-tolerant; self-sowing common; occasional shearing after flowering can refresh appearance; avoid overly wet soils
  • Tolerates: Drought, heat, and poorly drained soils
  • Attracts: Bees, butterflies
  • Texas Superstar: No
  • Texas Native: No
  • Invasive: No