Purslane in the garden: 8 reasons not to kill it!

Purslane is a plant that grows in gardens as a weed. Most people tend to get rid of it as soon as it starts growing, however this plant offers many benefits that very few people know about. Here are 8 good reasons to grow purslane in your garden:

Purslane is an annual herbaceous plant that forms tufts. It has long, trailing stems and is covered with small, soft, round, oily green leaves. Between July and October it is adorned with small yellow flowers. We taste the fresh leaves which have a slightly acidic and spicy flavour. It grows spontaneously in gardens in the south of France, but you can grow it in your own garden, or in a pot, if your soil isn’t suitable for it!

Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) extends its succulent stems, whose fleshy tissues are rich in water, at ground level in late summer. Mistakenly considered a weed, …
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