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Purslane as an Edible House Plant

 
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I have never eaten purslane.

I had purslane in hanging baskets for several years.  I loved the pretty yellow flowers.

Can a purslane be an edible houseplant?

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I found these over at Pinterest:


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Portulaca oleracea (Common Purslane)


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Outside, I've grown a low growing, sprawling purslane with small leaves and an upright variety with larger leaves. I hadn't considered having them as houseplants, but I like that idea! I might actually get some to eat that way since the deer ate my last crop.

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Trying purslane as a houseplant for some small winter harvests would be interesting! What an excellent idea!

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some species of purslane are not particularly edible. Although as far as I know the genus as a whole doesn't produce any truly toxic compounds, some have extremely high levels of oxalates. Portulaca amilis is an example of this, while its not actually "poisonous" the few sources I've seen about its edibility more or less boil down to "it will feel like chewing on raw taro, even when boiled and drained twice".


the most common edible purslane has very tiny flowers, not at all showy.
 
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