You can purchase Paraguayan purslane (Portulaca amilis) and multi-colored cultivars of this succulent groundcover at almost any garden center. This weedy tropical immigrant from South American is shown above "volunteering" at Treasure Shores Park in 2017. Its range in the…
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Weeds of Wednesday: Hogweed
Little hogweed (Portulaca oleracea) usually is regarded as a weed here in the United Sates, but this widespread, naturalized succulent of temperate and tropical places is cultivated elsewhere. Its species name, oleracea, means edible vegetable. Other common names include green…