1. A plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers
   "The flameflower's torch-like blooms added a vibrant splash of colour to the garden";
   - kniphofia, tritoma, flame flower, flame-flower
    
2. Plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots
   "The flameflower's bright blooms stood out against the desert landscape";
   - flame flower, flame-flower, Talinum aurantiacum

Derived forms: flameflowers, flame-flowers, flame flowers

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, wild flower, wildflower

Part of: genus Kniphofia, genus Talinum, Talinum

Encyclopedia: Flameflower