Flameflower

Talinum portulacifolium

(Forssk.) Asch. ex Schweinf. Species

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Botanical name
Talinum portulacifolium
Also known as
Flameflower
Family
Talinaceae
Genus
Talinum
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Flameflower

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.

Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Talinum portulacifolium but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Claytonia cuneifolia Orygia portulacifolia Portulaca cuneifolia Talinum cuneifolium

Others in Talinum

Talinum angustissimum
Talinum polygaloides
Talinum aurantiacum
Talinum fruticosum
Ceylon Spinach
Talinum crassicaule
Talinum tenuissimum
Talinum tuberosum
Talinum crispatulum

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