Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fern
Flowering Plants
Origin
South America, Southern Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
Northern Africa, Morocco
Types
-
Iceland Poppy
Number of Varieties
3015
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Boggy areas, Swamps
gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-116-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
8-4
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Orange
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Odd Pinnate
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune for size control
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Deers, Scale Insects
-
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Formal Garden, Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Alpine, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
RUMOHRA adiantiformis
PAPAVER atlanticum
Common Name
leatherleaf fern
leathery shieldfern
iron fern
7-weeks-fern
climbing shield fern
Atlas Poppy, Moroccan Poppy
In Hindi
leatherleaf
मोरक्को के पोस्ता
In German
Leatherleaf
marokkanische Poppy
In French
Leatherleaf
Poppy marocaine
In Spanish
leatherleaf
marroquí amapola
In Greek
Leatherleaf
μαροκινή παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
leatherleaf
Moroccan Poppy
In Polish
Leatherleaf
marokański Poppy
In Latin
Leatherleaf
Moroccan Poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Ranunculales
Family
Dryopteridaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Rumohra
Papaver
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Paperveroideae
Number of Species
50100
1
27800
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