that looks similar to Portulaca oleracea aka common purslane a very common weed species here. chop and drop is difficult with it because it persists from fragments. is it edible like common purslane?
HI SONGBIRD it is the same genus but different species,a common name "chickenweed" a mat forming like carpet so there is another name called "shanghai carpet" attach bees,flower bloom at noon and of course it is edible. in thailand it is the popular cover plant in lamon garden,perennial flower and fruit garden. https://www.arkive.org/explore/spec...opsida_caryophyllales_portulacaceae_portulaca
looks like a very nice cover crop for the warmer climate people. the purselane here doesn't show up until later in our season so other weeds have a chance to get going beforehand. the decorative moss rose is a nice plant for later summer color and does withstand the heat/droughts at times, but alas it doesn't come back as easily as other weeds and soon fades from the gardens. even with the many-many tiny seeds the plants can have. i have a friend who had a nice patch of moss roses that reseeded each season but they were in a more moist place than what we normally have and also some shade. it was always a pretty spot.
There are another micro clover plant(nitrogen fixing) named trifolium repens the smallest legume that suitable for your climate. and other one is irish moss.both are substitute grass lawn. first pic. is trifolium repens. second pic. is irish moss.
oh, no, i don't need any ground covers here, i have clovers growing already in places and i'm actually going to be removing the white clover because it does not combine well with strawberries. my favorite low growing ground cover here is a variety of thyme. it is only a few centimeteres tall and has a nice scent and purple flowers. you can see it in the middle portion of this edge: and flowering in this picture (growing over a pile of rocks):
OH i see thyme is very nice and i just try to order from USA but i have a problem about payment(UOB credit card not match) that so sad for me.
OH really thank to heard about that. right now i ready order thyme,rock cress aubrieta,sedum to try it here in thailand and other one seem looking good here is statice(sea lavender). this is my 2 and a half month of them. thank you grassopper
good luck with all of them! my information about them being problematic is from a friend who grows them in FL, USoA and he's said that they tend to have fungal issues from getting wet too often. he grows them in containers so he can move them out of the rains. if you have a more arid place than he does perhaps this is why... i'll be interested to see how it goes.