Pom-pom of petals in the center, flat outer petalsįuller habit, large double blooms, blooms earlier.Ħ separately patented cultivars with large, brightly colored flowers. Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: Crevice Garden, Guilford County Cultivars / Varieties:Ģ" flowers that stay open longer in the afternoonīicolor single flowers on conpact, free-flowering plants. VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for " Houseplants, Succulents, and Cacti", a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. Poorly drained soils may lead to crown rot. Problems: Aphids and slugs may occasionally be a problem. They don't take well to transplanting and care should be given when handling seedlings. Use Moss Rose in a rock or crevice garden, in the front of the border, in pots and hanging planters or allow to cascade down a wall. It will self-seed, without becoming invasive. This plant has a high drought and heat tolerance and needs to be planted in well-drained sandy or rocky soils in full sun. The flowers do not open on cloudy or rainy days and close up from sundown to sun up. The plant has succulent leaves that are fleshy and narrow and grows 8 inches tall and 1 foot wide forming a matt. The flowers are red, orange, yellow, white and other pastel colors that come in single, semi-double and double forms. Moss rose is a low-growing annual native to South America. Phonetic Spelling por-tew-LAY-kah gran-dih-FLOR-ah Description
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