Portulaca
Also called moss rose or sun plant
(Portulaca)
 
Single and double, 1-inch blossoms on creeping plants that reach 7 inches tall.  Foliage is dark green and needlelike.   White, red, rose, yellow-orange, lavender flowers.
 
Soil and Light
Full sun.  Almost any well-drained soil.
 
Planting
Sow 6 weeks early indoors, or outside after frost danger passes.  Mix seed with sand before planting for better spacing.  Often self-sow.
 
Comments
Use these hardy plants in problem areas, beds, rock gardens, or out-of-the-way nooks.