flameflower

• Nom désignant une plante herbacée à feuilles longues et à hautes tiges portant des fleurs retombantes rouges ou jaunes, du genre Kniphofia, ou une plante à racines charnues et tiges dressées avec des feuilles étroites et succulentes et une fleur rouge-orangé à l'aisselle des feuilles supérieures, originaire du sud-ouest des États-Unis.

A noun referring to a plant with long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers, belonging to the genus Kniphofia, or a plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil, native to the southwestern United States.

1. Red-hot poker plantC1formal

   A plant of the genus Kniphofia, characterized by long grasslike leaves and tall stalks bearing drooping red or yellow flowers.

   Tritome (Kniphofia)

   • The flameflower added a vibrant splash of color to the garden.
   • She planted several flameflowers along the border for a dramatic effect.
   • The tall scapes of the flameflower attracted many hummingbirds.

   Synonymesflame-flowerred-hot pokertritoma

2. Talinum aurantiacumC1formalamerican

   A plant with fleshy roots and erect stems, narrow succulent leaves, and one reddish-orange flower per upper leaf axil, native to the southwestern United States; its roots were once cooked by Indigenous peoples.

   Talinum aurantiacum

   • The flameflower thrives in the arid conditions of the southwestern desert.
   • Botanists studied the flameflower's adaptation to dry climates.
   • Historically, the fleshy roots of the flameflower were a food source for Native Americans.