Portulaca

I planted portulaca seeds in the window boxes on the sunny side of the house this year. Nothing happened so I filled in with dianthus and lobelia. I had used petunias in the past but they didn't do very well. Thi s year the lobelia dried up and died but the dianthus have done well. They smell very good, too. The only drawback there is that they must be trimmed back in order to keep them blooming. Just recently, I noticed that I have two portulacas finally growing in the window boxes as well. They took nearly three months to get started but they have really kicked in now. I'm going to try to start them early next year and will see if I have better success. They do very well in blazing sun with little water.