Life Span
Annual
Type
Herbs
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
Annual Flower
Number of Varieties
50
Rank: 73 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Orange Red, Black
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown, Chocolate
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Thorns
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6% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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68% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Loam, Moist but well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Adelgids, Downy mildew, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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18% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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10% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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36% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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4% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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27% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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26% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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44% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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✘
No - Annual Plants Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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87% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Butterflies
Allergy
Headache, Toxic if not prepared properly
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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71% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Cancer, Emmenagogue, Emollient, Expectorant, Hypnotic, Sedative, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Cake, Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making black and brown dye, Used in flavouring curries, teas, Used to flavour soups
Used As Indoor Plant
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33% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Cottage garden, Cutflower, Flower borders, Hanging Basket, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
PAPAVER rhoeas
Common Name
Corn Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy
In Hindi
शर्ली अफीम
In German
Klatschmohn
In French
shirley pavot
In Spanish
Shirley amapola
In Greek
Shirley παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
Shirley poppy
In Polish
Shirley maku
In Latin
Shirley, papaveris
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Papaveraceae
Genus
Papaver
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Papavereae
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
Number of Species
770
Rank: 32 (Overall)
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27800
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