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Latest revision as of 17:36, 18 April 2010


Talinum paniculatum 'Kingswood Gold'


Plant Characteristics
Habit   cacti-succulent

Height: 40 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40.
Width: 16 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 16. to 20 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: sun, part-sun
USDA Zones: 9 to 10
Flower features: red, orange, yellow, pink
Scientific Names

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Talinum paniculatum, sometimes known as Jewels-of-Opar or Flameflower, is a succulent subshrub native to North America and Central America. It bears tuberous roots and panicles of flowers and produces tiny, jewel-like fruits.

The common name name is apparently taken from the title of a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar.

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