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Opium Poppy
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About Opium Poppy

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Origin

Eastern Europe, Mediterranean, Western Asia

Types

Papaver somniferum

Number of Varieties

1
0 40000
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Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender, Plum, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Tan, Chocolate

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Thorns

6% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

68% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline, 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, Double, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

18% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

10% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

36% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

4% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

27% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

26% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

44% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

No - Annual Plants Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

87% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

71% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

33% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PAPAVER somniferum

Common Name

Opium Poppy, Poppyseed Poppy

In Hindi

अफीम पोस्ता

In German

Schlafmohn

In French

Grain d'opium

In Spanish

adormidera

In Greek

μήκωνος της υπνοφόρου

In Portuguese

Papoula do ópio

In Polish

MAK lekarski

In Latin

opium Poppy

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales

Family

Papaveraceae

Genus

Papaver

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

Paperveroideae

Number of Species

100
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Opium Poppy

Want to know the properties of Opium 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. Opium 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. Opium Poppy Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used: Whole plant

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.

Opium Poppy Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Opium 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. Opium Poppy physical information is as follows: 90.00 cm tall and 30.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Egg-shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender, Plum and Ivory
  • Leaf color: Light Green and Blue Green

Care of Opium Poppy

Taking Opium 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 Opium 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, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Opium Poppy

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Opium Poppy is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Opium Poppy is a very important plant from Annual Plants. There are 1 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Papaver somniferum. This plant's habitat is gardens, Grassland, Roadsides and tropical environments and it comes in the hardiness zone 7-10. 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.