Flowers bloom once. We're amused that its leaves closes in the night as if to sleep and opens wide when sunrise. 3 weeks ago, Talinum seedlings re-potted http://jaimeboey.blogspot.com/2009/04/herbs-cooks-best-friend.html, now it's blooming!
While researching on this herb, I chanced upon a beautiful shot by Kamala http://www.flickr.com/photos/50863590@N00/2351059495 - a bloom from her Paruppu-keerai plant in her garden.
Loads of recipes on Paruppu Keerai Masiyal http://www.zimbio.com/Recipes/articles/16386/Paruppu+Keerai+Masiyal
Folks believes it has good properties for lowering one's blood glucose level, treating their mouth ulcer, diabetes, cough, pulmonary tuberculosis, diarrhea and gastritis.
It could grow "anywhere" http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Talinum_crassifolium_1.jpg, taken in Machida city, Tokyo, Japan.
Best picture would be Rob's http://www.robsplants.com/plants/TalinPanic.php, the whole plant, flowers and seed pods! Yup, he sells seeds.
I think these Jewels (picturing Rob's) will look wonderful in my flowerbed.
Talinum paniculatum, sometimes known as Jewels of Opar, is a member of the Portulaca family. Found in many herb gardens for the leaves which were boiled and eaten. Ten-inch panicles of ephemeral, star-shaped pink (or occasionally yellow) flowers crown the plants year-round, unless cut down by frost. Seed pods were valued by floral designers as a substitute for the ubiquitous baby's breath.Can grow into 4 foot behemoths in rich organic soil, in full sun and will rarely exceed 2 feet. Established plants are drought-tolerant and are seldom bothered by pests. http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/florida_gardening/23186
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