Purslane 'Green'-EDIBLES-Heart Chakra-200 seeds

PURSLANE    ‘Green’ 

200 seeds  

Sprouting: 10-42 days. 

Harvest: 50 days. 

Chakra: Heart. 

Portulaca oleracea sativa 

Also known as little hogweed, pigweed, fatweed, and pusley, considered a nutritional powerhouse. Prostrate bushfood plant grown for its spicy leaves and stems. Grows in arid and temperate climates and is very hardy. Small yellow flowers in summer. Doesn’t like too much water. 

The leaves, stems, flowers, and seeds are considered edible, either raw or cooked. Can be eaten raw in salads or steamed like spinach, a great bush tucker alternative. The seeds can also be collected and ground into a paste for cooking. 

Photo of plant: Orengi Harvey, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 27May 2024 –4.55pm AEST and edited using Canva.

Photo of seeds: - June Parkin; Location: Sydney NSW, Australia; Date: 6OCT2023

Note: Can become a weed so consider growing in containers either as a plant or as microgreen sprouts. 

Please note: This item is seeds only, NOT live plants! Quarantine restrictions prohibit us selling or shipping this item to WA, Norfolk Island, Tasmania, or Internationally.