PORTULACA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS MOSS ROSE OR SUN ROSE, IS A LOW-GROWING ORNAMENTAL PLANT ADMIRED FOR ITS BRIGHT, ROSE-LIKE FLOWERS IN VIBRANT SHADES OF PINK, RED, YELLOW, ORANGE, AND WHITE. IT THRIVES IN HOT, DRY CONDITIONS AND IS PERFECT FOR GROUND COVER, HANGING BASKETS, POTS, AND BORDERS. KNOWN FOR ITS HARDINESS AND CONTINUOUS BLOOMING, PORTULACA IS A FAVORITE FOR ADDING CHEERFULNESS TO GARDENS.