Shirley Poppy

Melampodium

About Shirley Poppy and Melampodium

Shirley Poppy

Melampodium

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

1.4 Types

Not available

Perennials

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-82-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12 - 6

1.8 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

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red, Black

Yellow, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown, Chocolate

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

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, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

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

Alkaline, Neutral

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Loam, Moist but well drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Adelgids, Downy mildew, Red blotch

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

✔ ✘

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Toxic if not prepared properly

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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

Anodyne, Cancer, Emmenagogue, Emollient, Expectorant, Hypnotic, Sedative, Tonic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cake, Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making black and brown dye, Used in flavouring curries, teas, Used to flavour soups

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cottage garden, Cutflower, Flower borders, Hanging Basket, Showy Tree

Bedding Plant, Container

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PAPAVER rhoeas

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

7.2 Common Name

Corn Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

7.2.1 In Hindi

शर्ली अफीम

Melampodium

7.2.2 In German

Klatschmohn

Melmpodiam

7.2.3 In French

shirley pavot

Melmpodiam

7.2.4 In Spanish

Shirley amapola

Melmpodiam

7.2.5 In Greek

Shirley παπαρούνας

Melmpodiam

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Shirley poppy

Melmpodiam

7.2.7 In Polish

Shirley maku

Melmpodiam

7.2.8 In Latin

Shirley, papaveris

Melmpodiam

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Papaveraceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Papaver

Melampodium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Papavereae

Millerieae

8.9 Subfamily

Paperveroideae

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

77039

1 27800

Properties of Shirley Poppy and Melampodium

Wondering what are the properties of Shirley Poppy and Melampodium? We provide you with everything About Shirley Poppy and Melampodium. Shirley Poppy doesn't have thorns and Melampodium doesn't have thorns. Also Shirley Poppy does not have fragrant flowers. Shirley Poppy has allergic reactions like Headache and Toxic if not prepared properly and Melampodium has allergic reactions like Headache and Toxic if not prepared properly. 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 Shirley Poppy and Melampodium and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shirley Poppy and Melampodium

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

Shirley Poppy and Melampodium Physical Information

Shirley Poppy and Melampodium physical information is very important for comparison. Shirley Poppy height is 30.00 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Shirley Poppy and Melampodium are as follows:

Shirley Poppy flower color: Red, Orange Red and Black
Shirley Poppy leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green

Care of Shirley Poppy and Melampodium

Care of Shirley Poppy and Melampodium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shirley Poppy pruning is done No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Shirley Poppy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.