Height:100

Good ornamental value (A)

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INTRODUCTION

Image of Papaver somniferum

VII Region, Talca, Ruta 5 Sur, Chile
Altitude: 100 m. 09 28, 2006

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Annual

Flower: Red, 4 petals

Height:100

Image of Papaver somniferum

VII Region, Talca, Ruta 5 Sur, Chile
Altitude: 100 m. 09 28, 2006

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Low altitude, interior valleys
Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.
Coastal areas, 0 - 500 m

Watering conditions:

Humid areas, with almost constant rainfall. Short dry periods are possible (generally not longer than 1 month).
Somewhat dry areas where the drought may last 3 - 5 months. Precipitations of 400 - 800 mm. are concentrated in winter.

Light conditions:

Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.

Image of Papaver somniferum

VII Region, Talca, Ruta 5 Sur, Chile
Altitude: 100 m. 09 28, 2006

USES

Good ornamental value (A)

Useful properties:

Medicinal
Edible plant
POISONOUS Plant

Image of Papaver somniferum

VII Region, Talca, Ruta 5 Sur, Chile
Altitude: 100 m. 09 28, 2006

GROWING TIPS

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 9. The plant does not tolerate snow, but can tolerate occasional freezing spells of about - 5° C (the typical morning frost of central Chile).

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More species from the same Papaveraceae family in our data base:

Argemone hunnemannii (Cardo Santo)

Argemone subfusiformis

Eschscholzia californica (Dedal de oro/Copa de oro)

Papaver somniferum (Amapola/Adormidera)