Golden Purslane
Golden Purslane is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Popular salad leaves in France with a crisp texture and mild taste. Golden leaves are juicy and tender and 4 times the size of the wild herb. Excellent source of natural antioxidants, very high in vitamins. Copes well with hot weather. Suitable for temperate, subtropical and tropical areas.
Product: Golden Purslane
Product type: SEED (200)
Botanical name: Portulaca oleracea var.sativa
Syn.: syn. Pursulane
Golden Purslane is a popular salad leaf in France with a crisp texture and mild taste. It is very heat tolerant so makes a good summer green for hot weather. It can also be used as a cooked green or for pesto. The golden leaves are juicy and tender and 4 times the size of the wild herb. It is an excellent source of natural antioxidants and very high in vitamins.
Plant type: Warm season annual, frost-tender
Plant height: 15 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 15 - 25°C soil temp.
Temperate: Spring to early summer
Subtropical: Spring to summer
Tropical: All year
Germination: 2 - 10 days
Depth: Press down firmly and water gently
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Direct into garden bed
Soil type: Tolerant of a wide range of soils, pH 6 - 7
Details: Mix the fine seed with a small amount of sand and sprinkle along a seed row
Harvest: 50 days: it is quick growing, cut young leaves and stems with scissors 2.5 cm from base; it will re-shoot; sow every 3 - 4 weeks for a continuous supply
Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions
200 seeds per packet
Portulaca oleracea var.sativa
syn. Pursulane
Warm season annual, frost-tender
Golden Purslane
Popular salad leaves in France with a crisp texture and mild taste. Golden leaves are juicy and tender and 4 times the size of the wild herb. Excellent source of natural antioxidants, very high in vitamins. Copes well with hot weather. Suitable for temperate, subtropical and tropical areas.