These were on a construction lot, they were all over the area, so I think they're some kind of wild plant. The leaves are like little needles. These were growing in disturbed soil(had been graded for construction several months ago), no water, no care at all.
I have never seen that plant, but it looks like some kind of suculent.
A type of Purtulaca, maybe?
Josephine.
I don't have a clue, lol. I was thinking maybe some kind of sedum. What ever it is, it is tough!
You take one or two home and see what they turn into, before they all get destroyed, you never know, it might be something special.
Just the fact that it is tough, makes it a wothwhile plant.
Sedum is also a suculent, so it could be as well.
I "liberated" a couple of the smaller ones that were growing there.
Great! this will be very interesring.
Be sure to let us know what it turns out to be.
I thought the same thing, appears to be a succulent (sedum.) Are the needles "fat"? I have some native portulaca with needles similar to that, but not quite that dense. Another gardening adventure!
It may be shaggy portulaca (Portulaca pilosa) which is a native Texas plant (shown in links below), but the leaves of the shaggy portulaca appear to be "fatter" and this plant appears to have a more upright growth habit:
http://www.bonchi.jp/plant/Riben/Html/0463.htm
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/54502/
http://www.npsot.org/Kerrville/Shaggy_Portulaca.htm
http://www.succulent-plant.com/texas/portulaca02.jpg
http://2bnthewild.com/plants/H413.htm
http://www.hulu.com.tw/pic/Portulaca%20pilosa_s.gif
I have a plant that your picture reminds me of. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of this one either. I bought it at the FW Botanical Sale, and think it is some type of suculant also. Anyone know?
It blooms late spring through early Summer.
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What is the plant in front of the yellow flowering one?? That has needles like this one.
The yellow flowering plant looks like a Primrose.
That one is Crooked Yellow Sedum reflexum. http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/4824/
Oops! Sorry Josephine, answering the previous question. Thanks, I will check out the Primrose.
I checked it out and you are right, it is the Drummond's Sundrop, I feel sure. I will photograph the foliage up close tomorrow to make sure.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/58914/index.html
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