Corn Poppy

Sweet Onion

About Corn Poppy and Sweet Onion

Corn Poppy

Sweet Onion

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India

1.4 Types

Corn Rose, Field Poppy

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

7010

0 40000

1.2 Habitat

Fields, Forest edges, meadows

Cropland, Farms, gardens

1.3 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-11Not Available

0 99

1.5 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

Not Available

1.6 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 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

21,22

1.7 Habit

Upright/Erect

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

3.3.1 Minimum Width

20.30 cm10.00 cm

0.1 6350

3.4 Plant Color

3.4.1 Flower Color

Red, Ivory, Black

White, Yellow green

3.4.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

3.4.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown, Chocolate

Not Available

3.4.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Blue Green, Yellow green

3.4.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Gray Green

3.4.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

3.4.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

3.5 Shape

3.5.1 Leaf Shape

Small, flat and dissected

Linear

3.6 Thorns

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4 Season

4.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer

4.2 Growing Conditions

4.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

4.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

4.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

4.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

4.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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4.3 Tolerances

Drought

5 Care

5.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

5.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Sets

5.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

5.4 Watering Plants

5.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period

5.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

5.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

5.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

5.5 Soil

5.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Not Available

5.5.2 Soil Type

Loose, Well drained

Not Available

5.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

5.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

5.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

5.8 Fertilizers

Compost, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

5.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

5.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought

Drought

6 Facts

6.1 Flowers

Showy

6.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

6.2 Fruits

6.2.1 Showy Fruit

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6.2.2 Edible Fruit

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6.3 Fragrance

6.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

6.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

6.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

6.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

6.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

6.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

6.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

6.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

6.8 Evergreen

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6.9 Invasive

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6.10 Self-Sowing

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6.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

6.12 Allergy

Hives

Not Available

7 Benefits

7.1 Uses

7.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

7.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

7.1.3 Edible Uses

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7.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for insects

Air purification

7.2 Plant Benefits

7.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Bronchitis, Cough, Jaundice

Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure

7.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Whole plant

7.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for producing cooking oil

Culinary use

7.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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7.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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7.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Showy Tree

Not Available

8 Scientific Name

8.1 Botanical Name

PAPAVER rhoeas 'American Legion'

ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'

8.2 Common Name

American Legion Field Poppy, Corn Poppy, Field Poppy

Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion

8.2.1 In Hindi

मकई पोस्ता

मीठा प्याज

8.2.2 In German

Klatschmohn

Sweet Onion

8.2.3 In French

Coquelicot

oignon doux

8.2.4 In Spanish

amapola de maíz

Cebolla dulce

8.2.5 In Greek

καλαμπόκι παπαρούνας

γλυκό Κρεμμύδι

8.2.6 In Portuguese

Corn Poppy

Cebola doce

8.2.7 In Polish

Corn Poppy

słodka Cebula

8.2.8 In Latin

corn Poppy

Dulcis cepa

9 Classification

9.1 Kingdom

Plantae

9.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Tracheophyta

9.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

9.4 Order

Ranunculales

Asparagales

9.5 Family

Papaveraceae

Liliaceae

9.6 Genus

Papaver

Allium

9.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

9.8 Tribe

Papaver

Not Available

9.9 Subfamily

Papavereae

Not Available

9.10 Number of Species

100800

1 27800

Properties of Corn Poppy and Sweet Onion

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

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Season and Care of Corn Poppy and Sweet Onion

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

Corn Poppy and Sweet Onion Physical Information

Corn Poppy and Sweet Onion physical information is very important for comparison. Corn Poppy height is 30.00 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Corn Poppy and Sweet Onion are as follows:

Corn Poppy flower color: Red, Ivory and Black
Corn Poppy leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green
Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green

Care of Corn Poppy and Sweet Onion

Care of Corn Poppy and Sweet Onion include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Corn Poppy pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves and Remove deadheads and Sweet Onion pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Corn Poppy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweet Onion needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.