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A Weed to Welcome Summer

Its name in Mexico, verdolagas , evokes green lakes. Up north it's purslane, and as sure as the sun will rise to its zenith on June 21, purslane will appear in my garden and spread its verdant mats from shore to shore. This is the quintessential weed of summer, its vigor fed by warm, bright days...
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By Barbara Damrosch