Talinum paniculatum

Commonly known as:

• Old Ladies' Hatpin
• Pink baby-breath
• Jewels of Opar

Jewels of Opar do very well in containers indoors in a sunny window

Small pinkish-red flowers on wiry stems

 

• Easy care succulent from the Southwest   
• Well suited for indoors with adequate bright light.
• A tender perennial with wiry flower stalks topped by a spray of bright pink flowers and ruby-like seedpods. 
• Has a tuberous Ginseng-like root, 
• Drought tolerant. Likes a well drained soil. No soggy or flooded soils.
• Chronic over watering can kill the plant, let the soil dry.
•  Fertilize at one-third strength during the growing season.

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