Mojave Yellow Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola 'Mojave Yellow')
por-tew-LAH-kah umbraticola 'Mojave Yellow'

Annual (usually grown as an annual near you) Trailing, Mounding in the Portulacaceae Family

Portulaca umbraticola 'Mojave Yellow' is a heat- and drought-tolerant annual from the Mojave® series, grown for its ruffled, sunshine-yellow, rose-like flowers on low, trailing, succulent stems. Like its Mojave® series siblings, it's bred for extreme heat and drought tolerance, blooming non-stop from planting until frost.

Flowers open fresh each morning and close at night without any deadheading needed. The thick, fleshy foliage and stems store water, letting the plant shrug off heat, drought, and poor soil that would stress most other annuals — making it a reliable spiller for containers, hanging baskets, and sunny groundcover plantings.

Pros

  • Ruffled, sunshine-yellow flowers, non-stop from planting to frost
  • Thrives in heat, drought, and poor soil where many annuals struggle
  • Self-cleaning blooms — no deadheading needed

Cons

  • Needs full sun; won’t perform well in shade or part shade
  • Flowers close up at night and on cloudy days
  • Not reliably winter hardy outside zones 10-11; grown as an annual elsewhere
This plant is probably not winter-hardy outdoors where you live.
Highlights A Proven Winners Mojave® series introduction; sunshine-yellow, ruffled flowers bloom non-stop from spring to frost. No confirmed patent found for this specific color under its plain name.
 

Plant Data

Mature Size 4 - 8 inches tall. 12 - 16 inches wide.
Growth Rate Fast
Sun Exposure Full Sun - Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance Dry - Medium
Zones 10a - 11b (Usually hardy to 30° F)
Tags Annual, Annual in Chicago, Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Container, Drought Tolerant, Dry, Full Sun, Good for Bedding, Good for Beginners, Good for Borders, Good for Butterfly Garden, Good for Cottage Garden, Good for Rock Garden, Good for Rocky Soil, Hanging Basket, Low Maintenance, Medium, Normal Soil, Proven Winner Selection, Showy Flowers, Spillers, Succulent, Tolerant of Poor Soil
Bloom Period June to Frost
Flower Color Yellow

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Pricing and Availability History

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Past Availability
2025 : 02/05 - 05/17
2024 : 02/08 - 05/18
2023 : 03/02 - 05/21

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