Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Herbs
Origin
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
-
Annual Flower
Number of Varieties
350
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodlands
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-124-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
H2, 23, 24
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
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,370.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,520.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Red, Orange Red, Black
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green, Gray Green
Sandy Brown, Chocolate
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
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
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Less Watering
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Insects
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
Birds, Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
Nausea, Vomiting
Headache, Toxic if not prepared properly
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
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
For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cramps, Dermatitis
Anodyne, Cancer, Emmenagogue, Emollient, Expectorant, Hypnotic, Sedative, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood
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
Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Cottage garden, Cutflower, Flower borders, Hanging Basket, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
ALEURITES moluccanus
PAPAVER rhoeas
Common Name
Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui
Corn Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy
In Hindi
Aleurites moluccanus
शर्ली अफीम
In German
Lichtnussbaum
Klatschmohn
In French
Aleurites moluccana
shirley pavot
In Spanish
Aleurites moluccanus
Shirley amapola
In Greek
Aleurites moluccanus
Shirley παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
Nogueira-de-iguape
Shirley poppy
In Polish
Nogueira-de-iguape
Shirley maku
In Latin
Aleurites moluccanus
Shirley, papaveris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Euphorbiales
Ranunculales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Aleurites
Papaver
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Aleuritideae
Papavereae
Subfamily
Crotonoideae
Paperveroideae
Number of Species
50770
1
27800
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