Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Herbs
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
-
Annual Flower
Number of Varieties
850
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Rocky areas
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-74-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Pink
Red, Orange Red, Black
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Sandy Brown, Chocolate
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Loam, Moist but well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Adelgids, Downy mildew, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
Corydalis
Headache, Toxic if not prepared properly
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Sedative
Anodyne, Cancer, Emmenagogue, Emollient, Expectorant, Hypnotic, Sedative, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Cottage garden, Cutflower, Flower borders, Hanging Basket, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
CORYDALIS sempervirens
PAPAVER rhoeas
Common Name
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
Corn Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy
In Hindi
Capnoides
शर्ली अफीम
In German
Capnoides
Klatschmohn
In French
capnoides
shirley pavot
In Spanish
Capnoides
Shirley amapola
In Greek
Capnoides
Shirley παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
Capnoides
Shirley poppy
In Polish
Capnoides
Shirley maku
In Latin
capnoides
Shirley, papaveris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Tracheophyta
Class
Agaricomycetes
Magnoliopsida
Order
Agaricales
Ranunculales
Family
Fumariaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Hypholoma
Papaver
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Fumarieae
Papavereae
Subfamily
Fumarioideae
Paperveroideae
Number of Species
1770
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27800
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