Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Herbs
Origin
Mediterranean, Turkey, Africa, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
3
Annual Flower
Number of Varieties
350
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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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
Cushion/Mound-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Red, Orange Red, Black
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Green, Bronze, Tan, Brown
Sandy Brown, Chocolate
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small oblong
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Frost
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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, 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 branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
Constipation, Legume allergy
Headache, Toxic if not prepared properly
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
constipation, High cholestrol, Kidney problems, Nutrients
Anodyne, Cancer, Emmenagogue, Emollient, Expectorant, Hypnotic, Sedative, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
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
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Cottage garden, Cutflower, Flower borders, Hanging Basket, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
CICER arietinum
PAPAVER rhoeas
Common Name
Bengal Gram, Chickpea , Garbanzo Bean, Indian Pea
Corn Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy
In Hindi
चना
शर्ली अफीम
In German
Kichererbse
Klatschmohn
In French
Pois chiche
shirley pavot
In Spanish
Garbanzo
Shirley amapola
In Greek
Ρεβίθι
Shirley παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
grão de bico
Shirley poppy
In Polish
Groch włoski
Shirley maku
In Latin
CICER
Shirley, papaveris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Ranunculales
Family
Fabaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Cicer
Papaver
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Viceae Alef
Papavereae
Subfamily
Papilionoideae
Paperveroideae
Number of Species
90770
1
27800
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