General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 8-16 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Other: Golden-yellow
Fruit: Showy
Other: Small, coppery-red berries
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Tuber
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: 65ºF-68ºF
Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, covering with a very thin layer of soil
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Jewels of Opar
  • Fame Flower
Also sold as:
  • Kingswood Gold

Photo Gallery
Location: Houseplant.  Flowers and fruit beginning to form
Date: 2018-03-16
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2015-09-03
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2023-08-08
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-08-26

Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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