Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Grass
Origin
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Southeastern Asia
Types
Corn Rose, Field Poppy
Clumping bamboo, Running bamboo, Umbrella bamboo
Number of Varieties
701000
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Forest edges, meadows
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-119-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12 - 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, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm1,520.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Ivory, Black
Yellow green
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
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small, flat and dissected
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
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
Requires regular watering, Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loose, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Cold climate, Drought, Salt
Flowers
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Aphids, Insects
Allergy
Hives
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
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
Stem, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for producing cooking oil
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Showy Tree
Feature Plant, Tropical
Botanical Name
PAPAVER rhoeas 'American Legion'
BAMBUSA lako
Common Name
American Legion Field Poppy, Corn Poppy, Field Poppy
Black Timber Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Timor Black Bamboo
In Hindi
मकई पोस्ता
तिमोर काला बांस
In German
Klatschmohn
Timor-schwarzer Bambus
In French
Coquelicot
Timor bambou noir
In Spanish
amapola de maíz
Timor Negro de bambú
In Greek
καλαμπόκι παπαρούνας
Τιμόρ Μαύρο μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Corn Poppy
Timor Black Bamboo
In Polish
Corn Poppy
Timor Czarny Bambus
In Latin
corn Poppy
Timor Niger Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Poales
Family
Papaveraceae
Poaceae
Genus
Papaver
Bambusa
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Papaver
Poaceae
Subfamily
Papavereae
Barnadesioideae
Number of Species
100130
1
27800
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