New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Opium Poppy |
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Breadseed Poppy |
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Lettuce Leaf Poppy |
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Affime |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10a |
| Plant Height: | 4 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 1 foot |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Narcotic |
| Flowers: | Showy Malodorous |
| Flower Color: | Blue Lavender Mauve Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | 4"-5" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Tolerates dry shade |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds Sow in situ Will not come true from seed |
| Pollinators: | Self Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon |
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