Life Span
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Origin
Western Asia
Types
Papaver orientale
Number of Varieties
75
Rank: 62 (Overall)
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm
Rank: 93 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Orange, Pink, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Black
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
-
Allergy
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Other Uses
Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PAPAVER orientale
Common Name
Oriental Poppy
In Hindi
ओरिएंटल पोस्ता
In German
Türkischer Mohn
In French
Poppy Oriental
In Spanish
amapola oriental
In Greek
Oriental παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
Poppy Oriental
In Polish
Oriental Poppy
In Latin
Oriental Poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Papaveraceae
Genus
Papaver
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
Number of Species
100
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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