1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Not available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Lakes, Ponds
Sunny Edge, Warmer regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.20 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Light Yellow, Brown
Brown, Purple, Purplish-black
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Brown, Cream
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Shade areas, Wet Site
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Corms or bulbs, Offsets
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
15-0-15, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems
Alternaria Leaf Spot, eyespot, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Wet Site
Deer resistant, Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Insects
Aphids, Bees, Birds
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Water gardening
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits, Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Branch, Flowering Tips, Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, repels deer
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
HYDROCLEYS nymphoides
PENNISETUM glaucum 'purple millet'
7.2 Common Name
Water Poppy
Millet, Pearl Millet
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Wasser Poppy
purple millet
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
amapola agua
purple millet
7.2.5 In Greek
νερό παπαρούνας
purple millet
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Panicoideae
8.10 Number of Species