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PlantFiles Pictures: Jewels of Opar, Fame Flower (Talinum paniculatum), 1 by Terry

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Subject: Jewels of Opar, Fame Flower (Talinum paniculatum)

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Photo of Jewels of Opar, Fame Flower (Talinum paniculatum)
Terry wrote:
Closeup of bloom; flowers are small and delicate (not inconspicuous, but now showy like their Portulaca cousins.) The flowers are followed by ruby-red tiny seed pods that look like tiny jewels swaying above the foliage.
Common name: Jewels of Opar, Fame Flower
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Talinum
Species paniculatum