Golden Jewels of Opar

These gorgeous mounds of lime green foliage are topped with sprays of tiny pink flowers on red stalks that give way to the real star of the show: clouds of tiny, ruby-red, bead-like seed pods that persist for weeks and make wonderful fillers in flower arrangements.

One packet of about 10 seeds

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  • Talinum paniculatum. This underused plant will quickly become one of your yearly essentials. Bonus: the leaves are edible! Start seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost date, gently pressing them into the surface of the soil. They can be direct-sown, as well, two weeks after the last frost date. It's great in the garden and in containers, and may self-seed politely. Mature tubers can be dug up and stored over the winter. Tender perennial. Summer flowering. Height: 24".

    Average seed life: 1 year.

Talinum paniculatum. This underused plant will quickly become one of your yearly essentials. Bonus: the leaves are edible! Start seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost date, gently pressing them into the surface of the soil. They can be direct-sown, as well, two weeks after the last frost date. It's great in the garden and in containers, and may self-seed politely. Mature tubers can be dug up and stored over the winter. Tender perennial. Summer flowering. Height: 24".

Average seed life: 1 year.

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