Alpine Poppy

California Poppy

About Alpine Poppy and California Poppy

Alpine Poppy

California Poppy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Europe

Western United States, Northwestern United States, Southwestern United States, California

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions, Urban areas

Grassland, Open areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-83-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm15.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm15.20 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

Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Bracts

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Heat Tolerance

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Over-head watering, 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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Sleepiness

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, 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

Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Headache, Insomnia, Liver problems, Menstrual Disorders, Nerve pain, Tooth ache

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Alpine, Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PAPAVER alpinum

ESCHSCHOLZIA californica 'Alba'

7.2 Common Name

Alpine Poppy

California Poppy

7.2.1 In Hindi

अल्पाइन पोस्ता

कैलिफोर्निया पोस्ता

7.2.2 In German

Alpine Mohn

Kalifornien Mohnblume

7.2.3 In French

Alpine Poppy

pavot de Californie

7.2.4 In Spanish

Alpine amapola

amapola de California

7.2.5 In Greek

Alpine παπαρούνας

Καλιφόρνια παπαρούνας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Alpine Poppy

California Poppy

7.2.7 In Polish

Alpine Poppy

California Poppy

7.2.8 In Latin

Alpini Poppy

California Poppy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Papaveraceae

8.6 Genus

Papaver

Eschscholzia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Paperveroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Alpine Poppy and California Poppy

Wondering what are the properties of Alpine Poppy and California Poppy? We provide you with everything About Alpine Poppy and California Poppy. Alpine Poppy doesn't have thorns and California Poppy doesn't have thorns. Also Alpine Poppy does not have fragrant flowers. Alpine Poppy has allergic reactions like Skin irritation and California Poppy 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 California Poppy and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Alpine Poppy and California Poppy

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

Alpine Poppy and California Poppy Physical Information

Alpine Poppy and California Poppy physical information is very important for comparison. Alpine Poppy height is 10.20 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas California Poppy height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Alpine Poppy and California Poppy 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
California Poppy flower color: Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow and Gold
California Poppy leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Alpine Poppy and California Poppy

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