Pazazz Purslane is Turning Heads

July 9, 2009 by Rick

Florida gardeners have taken notice to this much improved series of patented purslane from plant breeder Danziger. Bred in Israel, Pazazz is the first purslane series to have open flowers all day! Pazazz even opens on cloudy days.

Pazazz has more vigor and performs as a perennial in areas of the state that escape hard freezes. It is only available at your Florida Home Depot's and only in the 1 gallon Florida Friendly Perennial pots and the Classic Selection 9 count handle packs. The Home Depot tag says annual but that is a national description you can ignore until new tags are available. All the purslane in the green 1 gallon pots are Pazazz.

 

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Thanks for making Pazazz one of this years most popular new plant introductions.

From an earlier post .....  Penny Carnathan, garden writer for the Tampa Tribune, has written about and planted and enjoyed Pazazz and we are sure you will enjoy this major upgrade of an all time favorite Florida Friendly Plant. Check out this post in The Dirt.


Comments (2) -

September 20. 2008 02:52

There are a few differences from other Portulaca series than Pazazz which are more trailing (stringy).. The Pazazz are more compact and have an earlier flowering. What stands out significantly from the other Portulaca's is that they are highly floriferous and the flowers are wide open and not half closed. From our trials here in Israel they flower earlier in the season.
Another advantage is that the Pazazz are easier to handle ('package')and transport from place to place since they are more compact and less trailing (stringy).
The Pazazz once fully grown can be placed in half shade with no adverse affects.
Thanks for you interest, gretaly appreciated and please do not hesitate to ask any questions or any other information about the Pazazz.
Tom Criveano
Pazazz breeder at Danziger 'Dan' Flower Farm.

Tom Criveano | tom@danziger.co.il

rick

September 27. 2008 11:16

I bought Pazazz and a variety labeled purslane Portulaca (Portulaca oleracea) after visiting Riverview Flower Farms recently. (What I really wanted was Pazazz, but what I got was an experiment.) The older variety is hardy and colorful, but when its blossoms close, Pazazz blossoms stay open. They're not sunrise to sunset, but I was amazed when, on a recent overcast day, the older variety never opened. Pazazz was open most of the day.

Penny Carnathan