Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Shrub
Origin
Northern Africa, Morocco
Southeastern Asia, India
Types
Iceland Poppy
Crossandra, Firecracker Plant
Number of Varieties
1550
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, tropical environments
gardens, Homesteads, Urban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-810-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
10-9
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm40.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange
Orange, Light Yellow, Peach, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
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
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cold, Cough, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
PAPAVER atlanticum
CROSSANDRA infundibuliformis
Common Name
Atlas Poppy, Moroccan Poppy
Firecracker Flower
In Hindi
मोरक्को के पोस्ता
आबोली
In German
marokkanische Poppy
Kracher-Blume
In French
Poppy marocaine
Firecracker fleur
In Spanish
marroquí amapola
flor petardo
In Greek
μαροκινή παπαρούνας
πυροτέχνημα λουλούδι
In Portuguese
Moroccan Poppy
flor foguete
In Polish
marokański Poppy
petarda kwiat
In Latin
Moroccan Poppy
flos Firecracker
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Ranunculales
Lamiales
Family
Papaveraceae
Acanthaceae
Genus
Papaver
Crossandra
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
Brodiaeoideae
Number of Species
1005
1
27800
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