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What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Flowering Plants

Origin
Europe

Types
-

Number of Varieties
1

Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions, Urban areas

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8

AHS Heat Zone
8-1

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

Habit
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
10.20 cm 100

Minimum Width
10.20 cm 100

Plant Color

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

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter
-

Shape

Leaf Shape
Bracts

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun

Growth Rate
Fast

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer
Yes

Tolerances
-

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Showy

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Fine

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
-

Allergy
Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
Used as a sedative

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PAPAVER alpinum

Common Name
Alpine Poppy

In Hindi
अल्पाइन पोस्ता

In German
Alpine Mohn

In French
Alpine Poppy

In Spanish
Alpine amapola

In Greek
Alpine παπαρούνας

In Portuguese
Alpine Poppy

In Polish
Alpine Poppy

In Latin
Alpini Poppy

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
-

Class
Dicotyledonae

Order
Ranunculales

Family
Papaveraceae

Genus
Papaver

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe
-

Subfamily
Paperveroideae

Number of Species
42

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Properties of Alpine Poppy

Want to know the properties of Alpine Poppy? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Alpine Poppy is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin irritation. Alpine Poppy Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Alpine Poppy Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Alpine Poppy. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Alpine Poppy physical information is as follows: 10.20 cm tall and 10.20 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Bracts. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Alpine Poppy

Taking Alpine Poppy Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Alpine Poppy include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Alpine Poppy

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Alpine Poppy is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Alpine Poppy is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 1 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions and Urban areas and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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