What is
Life Span
Perennial
Biennial and Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Vegetable
Origin
Western Asia
Europe, Western Asia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
--
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, tropical environments
waste ground, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-94-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm7.60 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Orange, Pink, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Black
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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
Red blotch
Aphids, Armyworm, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Pitch canker, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
-
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
Allergy
Skin irritation
Stomach burn
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Blood purifying, Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Aphrodisiac
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Root
Other Uses
Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
PAPAVER orientale
PASTINACA sativa
Common Name
Oriental Poppy
Parsnip
In Hindi
ओरिएंटल पोस्ता
चुकंदर
In German
Türkischer Mohn
Pastinake
In French
Poppy Oriental
Panais
In Spanish
amapola oriental
Chirivía
In Greek
Oriental παπαρούνας
Είδος δαυκίου
In Portuguese
Poppy Oriental
cherivia
In Polish
Oriental Poppy
Pasternak
In Latin
Oriental Poppy
parsnip
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Apiales
Family
Papaveraceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Papaver
Abelia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
-
Number of Species
100-
1
27800
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