Alpine Poppy

Chinese Chestnut

About Alpine Poppy and Chinese Chestnut

Alpine Poppy

Chinese Chestnut

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Tree

1.3 Origin

Europe

China, Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions, Urban areas

disturbed sites, Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-84-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm1,220.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm1,220.00 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

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Green, Chartreuse

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Yellow, Gold, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Bracts

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

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

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Do Not over Water, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Adequately

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

Clay, Loam

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

Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Beetles, Leafhoppers

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Used as a sedative

Low calories, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Food for animals, Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used in biomass

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PAPAVER alpinum

CASTANEA mollissima

7.2 Common Name

Alpine Poppy

Chinese Chestnut

7.2.1 In Hindi

अल्पाइन पोस्ता

चीनी अखरोट

7.2.2 In German

Alpine Mohn

chinesische Kastanie

7.2.3 In French

Alpine Poppy

châtaignier chinois

7.2.4 In Spanish

Alpine amapola

Castaño chino

7.2.5 In Greek

Alpine παπαρούνας

Κινέζικο κάστανο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Alpine Poppy

castanha chinesa

7.2.7 In Polish

Alpine Poppy

Kasztan chiński

7.2.8 In Latin

Alpini Poppy

Chinese Chestnut

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Fagales

8.5 Family

Papaveraceae

Fagaceae

8.6 Genus

Papaver

Castanea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Gloxinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Paperveroideae

Cassidinae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Alpine Poppy and Chinese Chestnut

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

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Season and Care of Alpine Poppy and Chinese Chestnut

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

Alpine Poppy and Chinese Chestnut Physical Information

Alpine Poppy and Chinese Chestnut physical information is very important for comparison. Alpine Poppy height is 10.20 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Alpine Poppy and Chinese Chestnut 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
Chinese Chestnut flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Alpine Poppy and Chinese Chestnut

Care of Alpine Poppy and Chinese Chestnut include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Alpine Poppy pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Chinese Chestnut pruning is done Prune in fall, 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 Chinese Chestnut needs Adequately and in winter, it needs Average Water.