nine o’clock flower, sun plant, moss rose

Description:

Species is a flowering plant in the family Portulacaceae, native to Argentina, southern Brazil, and Uruguay. Now cultivated as an ornamental in subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world.

Habitat:

Planted as an ornamental in a garden in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

Notes:

The name nine o’clock flower (or ten o’clock flower) stems from the fact that the flower opens at approximately the same time every morning.