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| This is commonly how you will find pink purselane, in sandy soil and tangled in with other weeds. |
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| The flowers are quite pretty but look close there's a Hoverfly pretending to be a Bee on the flower. |
Common Name: Pink Purselane
Other Common Names: Kiss Me Quick, Hairy Pigweed, Chisme.
Botanical Family: Portulacaeae (The Purselane Family)
Botanical Latin Name: Portulaca oleracea
Description & Habitat: Pink Purselane is a native succulent summer annual that emerges in late spring if the weather is warm enough, but otherwise will appear in early summer and becomes readily visible by mid to late summer when its bright pink flowers are visible on sunny warm days. Like all wild Purselanes, this plant will typically only open its flowers when there is enough sun and in rainy or cloudy periods it might not bloom at all. The leaves of this plant are elliptical in shape and a medium green color while the stems range from deep green to red and there are white hairs that emerge where leaves meet the plant’s stem. The name pilosa comes from the Latin word Pilose meaning ‘covered with long soft hairs’. In practice this is not a reliable primary identification feature as most specimens I have encountered aren’t very hairy. The bright pink five to six-petaled flower with its bright yellow pollen at the center is a better feature to look for. Generally you can find this plant in sandy soils but it is adaptable to all but constantly wet soil and in the urban landscape it will appear in lawns, garden beds and places with lightly disturbed soil.
When & What to Harvest: This plant has potentially dangerous levels of Oxalic acid in its foliage and is not recommended for consumption.
Dangerous Lookalikes: None known.
Related Useful Species: (Wild)
Common Purselane (Portulaca oleracea)
Related Useful Species: (Cultivated)
Common Purselane (P. oleracea) Moss Rose (P. grandiflora).
Recipe: There is no recipe for this plant because of its oxalic acid levels which may pose a health hazard.
Additional Information: (If applicable)
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With all that garden goodness covered this is the part of the blog where I have to advertise for the Fayetteville City Market. Now I know you readers probably don’t much like advertisements, but my booth at the City Market helps to cover the costs of running the test garden and literally maintains the Research & Development budget that is used to bring you the information that has made up the backbone of this blog. In addition to being able to process card payments we now take CashApp payments so your payment options for my product have tripled. With that said; if you want to get some GMO-free, Organic fruit, herbs, flowers and perennials, come on down to the Fayetteville City Market on 325 Maxwell Street in downtown Fayetteville between the hours of 9:00 am and 1:00 pm on Saturdays. Even in bad weather the market goes on though you might have to look for me under the ‘arches’ of the Transportation Museum’s front entryway.
For those of you wondering what plants are going to be at the market this weekend here is the list.
Fresh Foods:
Soup Kit – Parsnip
Soup Kit – Turnip
Garlic Bulbs
Soil Amendment Products:
Live Mushroom Compost – 18 Gallon Tote*
Live Mushroom Compost – 3 Gallon Bag
Live Mushroom Compost – 1 Gallon Bag
Sandhills Mushroom Farms – Lion’s Mane Tincture Sample size (New!)
Sandhills Mushroom Farms – Lion’s Mane Tincture
Sandhills Mushroom Farms – Turkey Tail Tincture
Sandhills Mushroom Farms – Blue Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit (New!)
Garden Plants, Fall Foods:
Arugula, Astro
Cabbage, Pac Choi ‘Rosie’
Collards, Green Glaze
Kale, Prizm
Kale, Redbor
Sorrel, Raspberry Dressing
Coming Soon:
Houseplants for the Holidays
*The 18 gallon tote is by special order only and is delivered to any address within the Fayetteville city area.
How to stay in Contact with Us!
Our group’s online presence has migrated to Nextdoor.com. All you need to keep up with all our activities is to have a Nextdoor account and to look for the ‘Sustainable Neighbors of Fayetteville’ group and ask to join! You don’t have to live in Fayetteville to join us! Feel free to ask all your garden questions of our knowledgeable membership and post your cool garden pictures.
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Meetings are still going on! Our next (unofficial) meeting is October 5th at the Fayetteville City Market at 325 Franklin Street between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm.
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