Alpine Poppy

Babaco

About Alpine Poppy and Babaco

Alpine Poppy

Babaco

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Fruit, Shrub

1.3 Origin

Europe

South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

V. × heilbornii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA0

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions, Urban areas

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-89-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

11-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

H1, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm150.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Peach

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Bracts

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Vegetative Reproduction

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Used as a sedative

Digestive disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used in making champagne

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PAPAVER alpinum

VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

7.2 Common Name

Alpine Poppy

Babaco, Mountain Papaya

7.2.1 In Hindi

अल्पाइन पोस्ता

Babaco

7.2.2 In German

Alpine Mohn

Babaco

7.2.3 In French

Alpine Poppy

Babaco

7.2.4 In Spanish

Alpine amapola

Babaco

7.2.5 In Greek

Alpine παπαρούνας

Babaco

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Alpine Poppy

Babaco

7.2.7 In Polish

Alpine Poppy

Babaco

7.2.8 In Latin

Alpini Poppy

Babaco

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Papaveraceae

Caricaceae

8.6 Genus

Papaver

Vasconcellea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Paperveroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA1

1 27800

Properties of Alpine Poppy and Babaco

Wondering what are the properties of Alpine Poppy and Babaco? We provide you with everything About Alpine Poppy and Babaco. Alpine Poppy doesn't have thorns and Babaco doesn't have thorns. Also Alpine Poppy does not have fragrant flowers. Alpine Poppy has allergic reactions like Skin irritation and Babaco has allergic reactions like Skin irritation. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Alpine Poppy and Babaco and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Alpine Poppy and Babaco

Season and care of Alpine Poppy and Babaco is important to know. While considering everything about Alpine Poppy and Babaco Care, growing season is an essential factor. Alpine Poppy season is Spring and Summer and Babaco season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Alpine Poppy is Loam, Sand and for Babaco is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Alpine Poppy is Acidic, Neutral and for Babaco is Acidic, Neutral.

Alpine Poppy and Babaco Physical Information

Alpine Poppy and Babaco physical information is very important for comparison. Alpine Poppy height is 10.20 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Babaco height is 180.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Alpine Poppy and Babaco are as follows:

Alpine Poppy flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral and Peach
Alpine Poppy leaf color: Gray Green
Babaco flower color: Yellow green
Babaco leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Alpine Poppy and Babaco

Care of Alpine Poppy and Babaco include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Alpine Poppy pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Babaco pruning is done Remove shoots. In summer Alpine Poppy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Babaco needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.