Home
Garden Plants


About Shirley Poppy



What is

Life Span
Annual

Type
Herbs

Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types
Annual Flower

Number of Varieties
50 73

Habitat
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1

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

Habit
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
30.00 cm 100

Minimum Width
20.30 cm 100

Plant Color

Flower Color
Red, Orange Red, Black

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
Sandy Brown, Chocolate

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall
-

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Pinnate

Thorns
No

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

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

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

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity
Loam, Moist but well drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun

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

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Adelgids, Downy mildew, 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
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Butterflies

Allergy
Headache, Toxic if not prepared properly

Benefits

Uses

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.

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

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

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

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 Indoor Plant
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PAPAVER rhoeas

Common Name
Corn Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy

In Hindi
शर्ली अफीम

In German
Klatschmohn

In French
shirley pavot

In Spanish
Shirley amapola

In Greek
Shirley παπαρούνας

In Portuguese
Shirley poppy

In Polish
Shirley maku

In Latin
Shirley, papaveris

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Tracheophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Ranunculales

Family
Papaveraceae

Genus
Papaver

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe
Papavereae

Subfamily
Paperveroideae

Number of Species
770 32

Summary >>
<< Classification

Properties of Shirley Poppy

Want to know the properties of Shirley 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. Shirley 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 Headache and Toxic if not prepared properly. Shirley 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.

Annual Plants

Shirley Poppy Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Shirley 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. Shirley Poppy physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 20.30 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Pinnate. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Shirley Poppy

Taking Shirley 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 Shirley 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.

Compare Annual Plants

Season and care of Shirley Poppy

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Shirley Poppy is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Shirley Poppy is a very important plant from Annual Plants. There are 50 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Annual Flower. This plant's habitat is Cultivated Beds and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-8. 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.

Annual Plants

» More Annual Plants

Compare Annual Plants

» More Compare Annual Plants