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My grandmother who lived near Whitney TX always had a particular type of moss rose (Portulaca) that I would love to track down. She grew it in containers and beds and she said it was perennial (I think Hill co. is zone 7 or 8). I think she moved her pots onto her large screened porch during the winter but they still would have been subjected to freezing temperatures. In any case, she kept her original plants for many many years.
Her rose moss was different than the widely available moss rose sold as annual bedding plants. Its flowers were a bit larger I think and were only one color: a deep fuschia pink.
The rose moss, along with the pink Oxalis she also grew are the most memorable components of her garden that are very nostalgic to me. I remember that in her area lots of people grew the pink Oxalis, and I am hoping that this fuschia moss rose was/is also a local favorite and that someone else from this part of Texas will know it and be willing to trade or sell some.
Best Regards,
Sedonia
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