Kingwood Gold Talinum is a sun-loving annual flower that brings sustained color to summer and fall gardens with minimal fuss. This heirloom cultivar reaches 24 inches tall and produces delicate blooms from June through November, thriving in zones 9 and warmer. Once established, it needs very little water, making it exceptionally drought-tolerant, and it blooms reliably within 70 to 84 days from seed. Deer leave it alone, and pollinators flock to it, so you'll watch your garden come alive without the constant maintenance other flowers demand.
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From seed to first flowers in under three months, Kingwood Gold Talinum delivers reliable, season-long blooms with almost zero water needs once rooted. It thrives in full sun on lean soil, never demands fertilizer, and brushes off drought like a seasoned survivor. Pollinators love it, deer avoid it, and it blooms faithfully from early summer into late fall, giving you months of color from a single sowing.
As a flowering plant, Kingwood Gold Talinum brings ornamental color to garden beds, containers, and sunny borders where you want extended bloom without the fussiness of high-maintenance annuals. Its pollinator-attracting flowers make it valuable in gardens designed to support bees and other beneficial insects.
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Start seeds indoors 6 weeks before your last frost date. Keep the seed tray at 70 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit and expect seedlings to emerge within 7 days. Lightly cover seeds with 1/8 inch of soil or starting mix.
Set transplants outdoors after your last frost date, when nighttime temperatures consistently stay above freezing. Harden off seedlings gradually by exposing them to outdoor conditions over several days before planting.
Direct sow seeds about 2 weeks after your last frost date, when soil has warmed sufficiently.
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