Purslane Lettuce

Purslane is a salad vegetable that more people should know about. This variety is called Golden Purslane and produces abundant, thick, crisp, yellow-green leaves. The taste is fresh, slightly sour, and the leaves can be used both raw in salads or cooked, for example in soups or stir-fries.

In addition to being tasty, purslane contains a lot of omega-3 and is rich in vitamins A and C. You can easily grow it outdoors, but it also does well as a potted plant indoors. The plant grows to about 25–35 cm high and is planted out only when the risk of frost has passed.

Botanical name: Portulaca oleracea sativa
Number of seeds: approx. 250
Cultivation type: Outdoor or pot
Sowing time (pre-sowing): April–August
Sowing depth: Shallow
Plant spacing: 10–15 cm
Row spacing: 30–40 cm
Origin: Sweden
Germination rate: at least 92%
Grown by: Ove & Linus at Fröverkstan in Arkelstorp