1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Corn Rose, Field Poppy
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Fields, Forest edges, meadows
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
1.8 Sunset Zone
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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Ivory, Black
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Sandy Brown, Chocolate
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Small, flat and dissected
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
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
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loose, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in growing season
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Hives
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Bronchitis, Cough, Jaundice
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for producing cooking oil
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Showy Tree
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PAPAVER rhoeas 'American Legion'
7.2 Common Name
American Legion Field Poppy, Corn Poppy, Field Poppy
7.2.1 In Hindi
मकई पोस्ता
7.2.2 In German
Klatschmohn
7.2.3 In French
Coquelicot
7.2.4 In Spanish
amapola de maíz
7.2.5 In Greek
καλαμπόκι παπαρούνας
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Corn Poppy
7.2.7 In Polish
Corn Poppy
7.2.8 In Latin
corn Poppy
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Anthophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Ranunculales
8.5 Family
Papaveraceae
8.6 Genus
Papaver
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Papaver
8.9 Subfamily
Papavereae
8.10 Number of Species