Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Types
Corn Rose, Field Poppy
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Number of Varieties
703
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, Forest edges, meadows
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
9-5
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
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Ivory, Black
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown, Chocolate
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small, flat and dissected
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loose, Well drained
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Drought and Salt
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Flying insects
Allergy
Hives
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Bronchitis, Cough, Jaundice
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
-
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for producing cooking oil
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Showy Tree
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PAPAVER rhoeas 'American Legion'
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
Common Name
American Legion Field Poppy, Corn Poppy, Field Poppy
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
In Hindi
मकई पोस्ता
Silver bells
In German
Klatschmohn
Silver bells
In French
Coquelicot
Silver bells
In Spanish
amapola de maíz
Silver bells
In Greek
καλαμπόκι παπαρούνας
Silver bells
In Portuguese
Corn Poppy
Silver bells
In Polish
Corn Poppy
Silver bells
In Latin
corn Poppy
Silver bells
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Ebenales
Family
Papaveraceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Papaver
Halesia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Eudicots
Tribe
Papaver
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Subfamily
Papavereae
-
Number of Species
1004
1
27800
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