1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Alaska, Canada, Northern Europe, Russia/Siberia
Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Hoodia albispina, Hoodia flava, Hoodia bainii
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
2.2 Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, tropical environments
Desert
2.3 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.4 AHS Heat Zone
2.5 Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 10
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
2.6 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
3.1.3 Minimum Width
6.5 Plant Color
6.6.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Coral
Red, Pink, Tan
6.6.2 Flower Color Modifier
6.7.1 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
6.8.1 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
6.8.2 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Not Available
6.9.1 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Blue Green
6.9.2 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Blue Green, Gray Green
6.11 Shape
6.11.1 Leaf Shape
6.12 Thorns
7 Season
7.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
7.3 Growing Conditions
7.3.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
8.1.2 Growth Rate
8.1.4 Type of Soil
8.1.6 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
8.1.7 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
8.1.9 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Summer, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Spring
8.2.2 Repeat Bloomer
8.4 Tolerances
9 Care
9.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
9.2 How to Plant?
9.4 Plant Maintenance
9.6 Watering Plants
9.6.1 Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
10.1.1 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.2.1 In Spring
10.2.4 In Winter
Average Water
Once a week
10.3 Soil
10.3.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
10.3.3 Soil Type
10.3.5 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
10.4 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
10.5 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages
11.2 Fertilizers
10-15-10 amounts, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
11.3 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Verticillium Wilt
Red blotch
11.5 Plant Tolerance
Not Available
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas
12 Facts
12.1 Flowers
12.2.1 Flower Petal Number
12.5 Fruits
12.5.1 Showy Fruit
12.6.1 Edible Fruit
12.9 Fragrance
12.9.1 Fragrant Flower
12.11.1 Fragrant Fruit
12.11.2 Fragrant Leaf
12.11.3 Fragrant Bark/Stem
12.12 Showy Foliage
12.13 Showy Bark
12.14 Foliage Texture
12.15 Foliage Sheen
12.16 Evergreen
12.17 Invasive
12.18 Self-Sowing
12.19 Attracts
Not Available
Flies, Insects
12.20 Allergy
Skin irritation
Dry Mouth
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
13.1.3 Edible Uses
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Weight loss
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
13.2.3 Other Uses
Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
Alpine, Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
PAPAVER nudicaule
Hoodia gordonii
14.2 Common Name
Iceland Poppy
ǁhoba, Ghaap
14.2.1 In Hindi
14.2.2 In German
14.2.3 In French
14.2.4 In Spanish
amapola de Islandia
Hoodia
14.2.5 In Greek
Ισλανδία παπαρούνας
Hoodia
14.2.6 In Portuguese
papoila de Islândia
Hoodia
14.2.7 In Polish
14.2.8 In Latin
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
15.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
15.8 Tribe
15.9 Subfamily
Paperveroideae
Asclepiadoideae
15.10 Number of Species