Portulaca grandiflora commonly called Jump-up-and-kiss-me is native to South America and the Caribbean.
The saucer-shaped single and double-petalled flowers come in a range of colours and open daily in full sun. The singles are bright, five petalled flowers of pinks, reds, yellows, whites, apricots and purples, while the doubles are reds, yellows, pinks, whites and purples. Portulaca is a small tufted plant that grows to about 6 inches in height, while some varieties spread rapidly approximately 12 inches across. They have a centre of bright yellow stamens.
Some popular varieties are Cloud beater and
