Alpine Poppy

Paperwhite Narcissus

About Alpine Poppy and Paperwhite Narcissus

Alpine Poppy

Paperwhite Narcissus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Europe

Mediterranean, Northern Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions, Urban areas

Grassland, Hillside, Pastures, Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-83-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm38.10 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

White, Salmon, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Bracts

Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

From bulbs

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial 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

✔ ✘

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

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

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Used as a sedative

Healing

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used for bedding in gardens

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

Cutflower, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PAPAVER alpinum

NARCISSUS papyraceus

7.2 Common Name

Alpine Poppy

Paperwhite Narcissus

7.2.1 In Hindi

अल्पाइन पोस्ता

paperwhite narcissus

7.2.2 In German

Alpine Mohn

Narcissus Pperwhite

7.2.3 In French

Alpine Poppy

Narcissus Pperwhite

7.2.4 In Spanish

Alpine amapola

Narciso Pperwhite

7.2.5 In Greek

Alpine παπαρούνας

Νάρκισσος Pperwhite

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Alpine Poppy

Narciso Pperwhite

7.2.7 In Polish

Alpine Poppy

Narcyz Pperwhite

7.2.8 In Latin

Alpini Poppy

Narcissus Pperwhite

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Papaveraceae

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Papaver

Narcissus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Paperveroideae

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Alpine Poppy and Paperwhite Narcissus

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

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Season and Care of Alpine Poppy and Paperwhite Narcissus

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

Alpine Poppy and Paperwhite Narcissus Physical Information

Alpine Poppy and Paperwhite Narcissus physical information is very important for comparison. Alpine Poppy height is 10.20 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Paperwhite Narcissus height is 38.10 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Alpine Poppy and Paperwhite Narcissus 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
Paperwhite Narcissus flower color: White, Salmon and Ivory
Paperwhite Narcissus leaf color: Green

Care of Alpine Poppy and Paperwhite Narcissus

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