Mojave® Red Purslane

Mojave® Red is the Proven Winners selection associated with the cultivar denomination ‘POR16000’. Its red flowers and green succulent foliage form a low, trailing plant for sunny containers and beds. ## Flowers and garden use Proven Winners lists the selection as Portulaca umbraticola ‘POR16000’, with rose-red blooms, a trailing habit, and flowers from planting to frost. The [current plant profile](https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/portulaca/mojave-red-ii-purslane-portulaca-umbraticola) gives a mature height of 4–8 inches and spread of 12–16 inches, suitable for its low, trailing growth. Use it in containers, window boxes, baskets, edging, or as ground cover. Its flowers open in daylight and close at night, and bees and butterflies visit them. ## Growing conditions Choose full sun and soil that drains freely. The plant tolerates heat, drought, and salt; after establishment, allow the soil to dry between waterings. Proven Winners uses the species name P. umbraticola for the named selection, while the patent record describes P. oleracea. Both sources identify the named cultivar as POR16000 while differing in species treatment. The [official Proven Winners protected-varieties catalog](https://www.provenwinners.com/sites/provenwinners.com/files/pdf/2023-24_proven_winners_protected_plant_varieties1.pdf) lists Mojave Red with denomination POR16000 and USPP32693; the [patent record](https://patents.justia.com/patent/PP32693) supplies the cultivar denomination. ## Maintenance Water regularly while plants establish, then avoid continuously wet soil. Average moisture supports flowering, though established plants tolerate dry conditions. Deadheading is not needed.