Has been grown for more than 4，000-years as a food and medicinal plant

Alternate leaves are clustered at stem joints， the individual leaves are quite fleshy， storing lots of water when available， each flat green leaf is oval to spoon-shaped， broadest near the rounded tip

Plants will flower whenever moisture is sufficient， the ¼ in. - ½ in. W hot pink， orange， purple， red or yellow flowers have 5 (sometimes 4) notched petals， numerous stamens and several pistils that are bunched together in the center

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