Sesuvium portulacastrum

Sea purslane is a ground cover plant, best grown on full sun and sandy soil. It takes very well heat and drought and salt. A sprawling, perennial herb, native on four continents.Erect, up to 30 cm high, its stems extend up to 1 metre long, with smooth, fleshy, glossy-green, lanceolate leaves. With its many branches, rooting at the nodes, one plant will form a mat up to 2 metres in diameter. The small, pink flowers have green sepals on the outside and are pink on the inside. They flower all year round; the fruit is an inconspicuous capsule. Very fast growing. Once established, the plants require virtually no irrigation, although watering once or twice during the hot summer will result in better ground coverage and appearance With its spreading mat of greenery, Sesuvium portulacastrum is something of a lawn substitute, providing instant green coverIt is also an important sand stabilizer. Generally maintenance is very low and not suceptible to pests and diseases .