Portulaca oleracea Pazzaz White

The Portulaca 'Pazzaz White' is a particularly floriferous selection of Portulaca oleracea, with a more compact and beautifully trailing habit that works wonders in summer compositions. It is a small annual plant with succulent foliage, particularly drought-resistant and undemanding in terms of soil, really easy to grow. This variety tirelessly offers pretty white and iridescent flowers, open wide on a golden heart, from spring to summer. Perfect as ground cover, in rockeries, but also in hanging baskets and containers.

The Portulaca oleracea 'Pazzaz White' belongs to the portulaca family. Its ancestor, the common purslane, is a herbaceous annual plant very common in gardens, particularly in hot places and in degraded or very compact soil, particularly dry in summer. It is found especially in the South of France and throughout the Mediterranean basin. The varieties of the 'Pazzaz' series have been selected for their increased floribundance, larger and more colourful flowers, and more compact habit.

This 'Pazzaz White' portulaca quickly forms a prostrate tuft of trailing and branching stems, not exceeding 10 cm (4in) in height and spreading 50 to 60 cm (20 to 24in). The green stems bear small elongated, lanceolate, fleshy leaves, of a bright green colour. Flowering occurs from late spring to September. The 3-4 cm (1-2in) diameter flowers are composed of crumpled white petals like silk. They require full sun to bloom.

Plant 'Pazzaz White' Portulaca in rockeries, borders, hanging baskets or pots, alone or in combination with other annual flowers. Whether in large masses or in small touches, this frugal and cheerful plant will liven up any sunny corner without requiring much attention. This semi-trailing plant is a good ground cover, to be installed in borders and flower beds in the company of plants that thrive in dry conditions, such as dwarf artemisias, love-in-a-mist, thyme, Californian poppies, and sedums, for example.

Note: Please be aware that our plug plants are professional products intended for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, transplant and store them under cover (veranda, greenhouse, cold frame) at a temperature above 14°C (57.2°F) for a few weeks before planting them outdoors, once the risk of frost has been definitively eliminated.