FREE: Purslane (Verdaloga) Seeds (pack)

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This auction is for a pack of purslane (verdalaga) Portulaca oleracea seeds, too numerous to count for they are very tiny. Purslane is eaten as a pot herb around the world. This is one of the easiest to grow plants but prefers tiled soil or window box.

"Verdolaga is a vegetable green used in many Latin American countries. It is also popular as a salad green in France and other European countries. It is believed to be native to Iran or India, although it was present in the New World at the time of European colonization.

Many farmers in the Northeast know it as the herbaceous weed, common purslane (also Portulaca oleracea). There are cultivated varieties that grow in a more upright fashion than the weed and are used for markets.

Purslane is valued for its high levels of Omega-3 fatty acids; it is considered to higher levels of this essential fatty acid than any other vegetable."