One-word Wednesday: Jewels
Talinum paniculatum, "Jewels of Opar".
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| See how small the pods are? Tiny! |
Tiny jewels indeed.
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Back to California, briefly
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Monday's post—a California garden visit from 2023—was spurred by the fact
we were headed back to the Los Angeles area, and I needed to finish writing
about...
Indeed, ruby beads!
When I was a kid I read just about every book Edgar Rice Burroughs ever wrote, among which were the now-obscure "Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar". I assume that's where the common name for this plant came from, probably originally as a marketing name in a plant catalog. Interesting that the plant name stuck, but the book is practically forgotten. (I'm still wondering about "Love lies bleeding"...)