Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Perennial
Origin
North America, Western United States, Canada
Russia/Siberia, Japan
Types
-
Papaver miyabeanum
Number of Varieties
120
0
40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas
Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-95-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
7-4
Sunset Zone
-
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.70 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Light Yellow, Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cone shaped
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Dry, Sandy
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Digestive disorders
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Added to salads, Used in making tea
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Flower borders, Landscape
Alpine, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Matricaria discoidea
PAPAVER miyabeanum
Common Name
Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile
Japanese Poppy
In Hindi
Pineapple Weed
Japanese Poppy
In German
Strahlenlose Kamille
japanische Poppy
In French
Matricaire odorante
Poppy japonaise
In Spanish
Pineapple Weed
amapola japonesa
In Greek
ξύλο ανανά
Ιαπωνικά παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
Pineapple Weed
Poppy japonês
In Polish
Rumianek bezpromieniowy
japoński Poppy
In Latin
Pineapple Weed
Papaver Italica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Ranunculales
Family
Asteraceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Matricaria
Papaver
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Anthemideae
Papaver
Subfamily
-
Paperveroideae
Number of Species
1100
1
27800
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