Kiss-me-quick
Portulaca pilosa
Kiss-me-quick is a low, fleshy native purslane with bright magenta flowers that open in the heat of the day, a heat- and drought-proof groundcover for hot, sandy, sunny gardens and rock crevices.
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 0.2–0.6 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- container
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, HI, KS, LA, MO, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TX