moss rose
noun
1
: an old-fashioned garden rose (Rosa centifolia) that has a glandular mossy calyx and flower stalk
2
: a South American portulaca (Portulaca grandiflora) grown for its showy flowers
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Make sure sedum has full sun. 4 Portulaca Portulaca, also called moss rose, is a low-growing annual that’s absolutely covered in blooms every day for weeks and weeks.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 21 Feb. 2023
This low-growing annual, also called moss rose, is extremely drought tolerant and boasts gorgeous shades of yellow, red, pink, salmon, white and orange.
—Terri Robertson, Country Living, 27 Jan. 2023
For example, some summer plants such as moss rose and caladiums play out long before the first frost.
—Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 10 Dec. 2020
Over the next 30 years, the price of moss rose from 1.75 cents per pound in 1960 to over 10 cents per pound by 1990.
—Emily Toomey, Smithsonian, 23 July 2019
In the sun use zinnias, cosmos, vinca, moss rose and purslane.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Mar. 2018
In some cases such as begonias, moss rose, lantanas and angelonias that may not be possible.
—Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 22 Mar. 2018
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 21 Feb. 2023
This low-growing annual, also called moss rose, is extremely drought tolerant and boasts gorgeous shades of yellow, red, pink, salmon, white and orange.
—Terri Robertson, Country Living, 27 Jan. 2023
For example, some summer plants such as moss rose and caladiums play out long before the first frost.
—Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 10 Dec. 2020
Over the next 30 years, the price of moss rose from 1.75 cents per pound in 1960 to over 10 cents per pound by 1990.
—Emily Toomey, Smithsonian, 23 July 2019
In the sun use zinnias, cosmos, vinca, moss rose and purslane.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Mar. 2018
In some cases such as begonias, moss rose, lantanas and angelonias that may not be possible.
—Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 22 Mar. 2018
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“Moss rose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moss%20rose. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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