Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants
Origin
Australia
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
-
Corn Rose, Field Poppy
Number of Varieties
170
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
Fields, Forest edges, meadows
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-113-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Ivory, Black
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Sandy Brown, Chocolate
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Red
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Red
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Red
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Small, flat and dissected
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
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, Sand
Loose, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
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
Frogs
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Hives
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti-cancer, Bronchitis, Cough, Jaundice
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for producing cooking oil
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
MARSILEA mutica
PAPAVER rhoeas 'American Legion'
Common Name
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
American Legion Field Poppy, Corn Poppy, Field Poppy
In Hindi
Pepperwort
मकई पोस्ता
In German
Pepperwort
Klatschmohn
In French
Pepperwort
Coquelicot
In Spanish
Pepperwort
amapola de maíz
In Greek
Pepperwort
καλαμπόκι παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
Pepperwort
Corn Poppy
In Polish
Pepperwort
Corn Poppy
In Latin
Pepperwort
corn Poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Ranunculales
Family
Marsileaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Marsilea
Papaver
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Lapidieae
Papaver
Subfamily
-
Papavereae
Number of Species
65100
1
27800
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