Talinum paniculatum ‘Aureum’

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Talinum paniculatum 'Aureum'

Family: (Portulacaceae)

(A) to 2.5′.  Jewels-of-Opar.  Southeast US to Central America.  Many slender flower stalks bear panicles of shiny, red-orange, three-part buds followed by tiny, rose-red, ¼-inch flowers containing 15 to 20 stamens.  Jewel-like, ruby-orange, rounded berries that eventually turn black.  The bright yellow-green, fleshy leaves make this a “must-have” in the yellow border.  Sun.  4 & T3