Happy Trails™ Fuchsia Portulaca

Happy Trails™ Fuchsia is a trailing Portulaca grandiflora selection identified by PanAmerican Seed as PAS840848. The official listing gives a mature height of 6–9 inches, a spread of 14–18 inches, summer and autumn flowering, and full-sun exposure. [PanAmerican Seed product details](https://www.panamseed.com/Products/050906324001997/portulaca-happy-trails-fuchsia/) ## Profile The fuchsia flower color and low trailing growth make this selection suitable for the front of a sunny border, rock gardens, containers, and hanging planters. Moss rose is a low-growing annual with fleshy, succulent green foliage; its flowers open in bright light and close at night or during cloudy weather. The species is heat and drought tolerant once established and works well in freely draining planting areas. [North Carolina Extension: rose moss](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/portulaca-grandiflora/common-name/rose-moss/) ## Maintenance Plant in full sun and well-drained sandy or shallow rocky soil. Avoid persistently wet soil, which can cause crown rot. Water during establishment and extended dry spells, allowing the soil to drain between watering. Remove spent flowers or seed capsules if limiting self-seeding is important.