Does anyone have any experience with purslanes?

Yes I Buy them every year. Very little maintenance,drought tolareant and full sun. I do not know about them being edible thou.

Purslane is part of the portulaca family which is a succulent. Epicurious.com has a lot of recipes for using them in dishes.

Yes! Enjoy those tasty weeds! http://eattheinvaders.org/purslane/

Here they are considered weeds and they seed themselves freely in sidewalk cracks and bare soil. I learned they were edible on a prepper site last year.

I plan on trying them this summer. Supposedly they have a lemony taste and are extremely healthy. Here is a good article and a few recipes: http://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/what-to-do-cook-with-purslane-article

All these wonderful things about purslane may be true, however BE CAREFUL growing it just anywhere! It is an invasive weed here in NE and will take over any crack, space, or area that is left to its own devices. It spreads with impunity! My advice is specific: grow under certain conditions unless you want it to take over!

Very invasive. Best to plant with below ground barrier to prevent root spread. Also do not allow to creep out of container. They root from the stems. My grandmother used the flower with mixed. greens on small salad plates for her card club luncheons in her parlor. I was just a little girl and wore a pink organdy apron and played waitress to the ladies. Often the flowers were left on the side of the plate, but the presentation was so pretty.

I had "volunteers" pop up in my yard one year, thought they were gorgeous and let them grow. The flowers turned into delicate "balloons", which were seed pods, and rather awesome looking. Inside each "balloon" were millions of tiny seeds. Soon, they were out of hand and taking over everywhere! It took me 2 years to totally eradicate them from my front yard. I cringe every time I see one pop up now.

OMG! Don't mention them to me. I had them show up in my vegetable garden the year I had a knee replacement. That was four years ago and I still struggle trying to get rid of them. I HATE them more than dandelions and that is saying something. I don't care if you can eat them. You want them please come to my house and dig up all of them you can carry away.

I've read about them in a book by James Duke, who was the Director of the Dept of Agriculture. His book is "The Green Pharmacy". Duke recommends eating purslane and lauds its benefits. However, he also declares that it is an invasive weed. Duke recommends growing it in containers and keeping a watchful eye. It's very healthy to eat, though. I buy it occasionally at the Farmer's Market whenever they have it.

I live in central FL and I can barely keep them growing, even in full sun and watered. The problem may be the rocks that surround the flowers. Think they get too hot. They are real pretty but I have not eaten them.

If you do, you might want to collect the dead blooms, before they form seed pods ;)