Papaver aculeatum

Papaver aculeatum subsp. var.

South African Poppy

Habit:		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
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Height:	⇕	30 cm to 60 cm
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Lifespan:	⌛	annual
Origin:	✈	South Africa
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍	moist, moderate
Features:	✓	flowers, naturalizes
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USDA Zones:		5 to 10
Sunset Zones:
Flower features:	❀	orange

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Papaver aculeatum, Thunb. (P. gariepinum, Burch. P. horridum, DC.). Annual, 1-4 ft. high, the st. nearly simple: st. branched, densely covered with spreading, rigid, unequal bristles: lvs. green, sinuately pinnatifid, the laciniations spine-tipped: fls. scarcely 2 in. across; petals scarlet-orange, unspotted: caps, glabrous, oblong-obovate. S. Afr., Austral. B.M. 3623.—The only poppy known to inhabit the southern hemisphere. Annual in S. Afr., but said to be biennial in northern botanic gardens. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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