1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin, Western Asia
Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, tropical environments
Grassland, Sandy areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
61.00 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
1.4 Plant Color
1.4.1 Flower Color
White, Red, Orange, Pink, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Black
Burgundy, Pink, Rose
1.4.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.4.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Light Pink, Tan, White
1.4.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
1.4.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Light Green
1.4.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
1.4.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Purple, Gray Green
1.5 Shape
1.5.1 Leaf Shape
1.6 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
3.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
Needs less watering
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Disease free, Red blotch
3.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Single
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
4.12 Allergy
Skin irritation
Not Available
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Bog Garden, Ground Cover
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Not Available
5.2.3 Other Uses
Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Not Available
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Tropical
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
PAPAVER orientale
MELINIS nerviglumis
6.2 Common Name
Oriental Poppy
Ruby Grass, Zizka
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
6.2.4 In Spanish
6.2.5 In Greek
Oriental παπαρούνας
Zizka
6.2.6 In Portuguese
6.2.7 In Polish
6.2.8 In Latin
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
7.8 Tribe
7.9 Subfamily
Paperveroideae
Panicoideae
7.10 Number of Species