Papaver nudicaule
| Papaver nudicaule | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 2 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Late Spring-Early Fall |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Papaver nudicaule (common name: arctic poppy)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in situ[1]. Plants can be transplanted[2].
Division in March or October with care[1]. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is better to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame until they are well established before planting them out in late spring or early summer.
Root cuttings 10cm long, November/December in a cold frame.
Cultivation: Prefers a well-drained sandy loam in a sunny position[1][2]. Prefers a fertile soil[2]. Prefers a deep soil that is poor and dry rather than rich, and strongly dislikes wet conditions[3]. Succeeds in dry soils. Prefers partial shade[4].
There are many named varieties selected for their ornamental value[2].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits[3].
A short-lived perennial, it is often grown as an annual or biennial[2]. It often dies out in heavy soils or wet winters[1].
Range: Northern sub-arctic regions.
Habitat: Stony slopes, river gravels and sandy meadows[5].
Edibility: Leaves - cooked[6]. Very agreeable to the taste, the leaves are a good source of vitamin C[6]. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.
Seed - raw or cooked. Oleaginous and antiscorbutic, the seed is very agreeable to the taste[6]. It contains some opium[7]. Caution is advised, see note at top of page.
Medicinal: Anodyne, antiscorbutic[6][7].
The flowers and seed capsules are mildly diaphoretic[8].
Usage: Red and beige dyes are obtained from the flowers[9].
Yellow and brown dyes are obtained from the flower pods[9] (does this mean the immature flower bud or the developing seed head?).
Pollinators: Bees, self
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Early Summer-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: This plant is toxic to mammals, though the toxicity is low[10].
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sanders, Thomas. Popular Hardy Perennials. Collingridge, 1926.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ Brickell, Christopher. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 1990.
- ↑ Komarov, Vladimir. Flora of the USSR. Gantner Verlag, 1968.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Chopra, R. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1986.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Grae, Ida. Nature's Colors. MacMillan Publishing, 1974.
- ↑ Cooper, Marion. Poisonous Plants in Britain and their Effects on Animals and Man. The Stationery Office, 1984.