Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Fruits, Trees
Origin
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
Corn Rose, Field Poppy
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
701
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Forest edges, meadows
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-11-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
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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
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Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm800.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm900.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Ivory, Black
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Sandy Brown, Chocolate
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small, flat and dissected
Ovate
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
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
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loose, Well drained
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in growing season
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Butterflies
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Allergy
Hives
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
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✘
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Environmental Uses
Food for insects
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Bronchitis, Cough, Jaundice
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for producing cooking oil
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Showy Tree
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
PAPAVER rhoeas 'American Legion'
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
American Legion Field Poppy, Corn Poppy, Field Poppy
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
मकई पोस्ता
कबिट
In German
Klatschmohn
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
Coquelicot
Kawista
In Spanish
amapola de maíz
Kawista
In Greek
καλαμπόκι παπαρούνας
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Corn Poppy
Limonia
In Polish
Corn Poppy
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
corn Poppy
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Sapindales
Family
Papaveraceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Papaver
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Papaver
Citreae
Subfamily
Papavereae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
1001
1
27800
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