yes comes up in potting soil.. on its own.. at bases of potted plants... we had a long academic and ethnobotanical discussion about this saag in May this year...thread name : ... name of Portulaca oleracea in Assamiya ... is URL: http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/361628314e7e12be/037dd2e0a97b3d62?lnk=gst&q=potulaca+usha+#037dd2e0a97b3d62
thanks USha di ========== On Sep 30, 10:48 am, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > Satish ji nice photos of the flowers and plant. This is the food plant of > the caterpillars of Danaid eggfly butterflies. There are cultivated > varieties (Portulaca grandiflora) with showy flowers in various colors also > known as "Office Time". > > Regards, > > Mani.

