Papaver orientale
Species of plant
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Papaver orientale, the Oriental poppy,[2] is a perennial flowering plant[3] native to the Caucasus, northeastern Turkey, and northern Iran.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Papaver |
| Species: | P. orientale |
| Binomial name | |
| Papaver orientale | |
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Oriental poppies grow a mound of leaves that are hairy and finely dissected in spring. They gather energy and bloom in mid-summer. After flowering, the foliage dies away entirely, a property that allows their survival in the summer drought of Central Asia. Gardeners can place late-developing plants nearby to fill the developing gap.
Taxonomy
The scientific name Papaver orientale was established in 1753 by Linnaeus.[5] The species is classified in the genus Papaver within the wider family Papaveraceae. It has no varieties that are accepted, but does have four among its thirteen synonyms.[1]
| Name | Year | Rank | Notes |
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| Calomecon orientale (L.) Spach | 1838 | species | ≡ hom. |
| Papaver dzeghamicum Medw. | 1915 | species | = het. |
| Papaver grandiflorum Moench | 1794 | species | = het. |
| Papaver lateritium subsp. monanthum (Trautv.) Kadereit | 1996 | subspecies | = het. |
| Papaver monanthum Trautv. | 1866 | species | = het. |
| Papaver oreophilum var. monanthum (Trautv.) N.Busch | 1905 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver orientale f. flavolactescens Kuntze | 1887 | form | = het. |
| Papaver orientale var. monanthum (Trautv.) Trautv. | 1876 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver orientale var. normale Kuntze | 1887 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver orientale var. parviflora N.Busch | 1905 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver orientale var. paucifoliatum Trautv. | 1876 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver paucifoliatum (Trautv.) Fedde | 1909 | species | = het. |
| Papaver spectabile Salisb. | 1796 | species | ≡ hom., nom. superfl. |
| Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym ; = heterotypic synonym | |||
Cultivation
Papaver orientale usually thrives in soil pH 6.5 to 7.5 and in full sun or part shade. Seeds are sown after the potential of frost has passed, the average temperature is approximately 21 °C and when soil has thoroughly warmed. The seeds are sown at a depth of about one centimeter, or less as light may stimulate germination. Oriental Poppies do not handle transplanting or over-watering well. Germination period is 10–20 days. Mulch can be used to protect the plant over the winter and deadheading will produce a second flower.[citation needed]
Cultivars
Cultivars (those marked agm have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit):-[6]
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Gallery
Türkenlouis red, highly fringed
Olympia orange
Papillon pink
Papaver Orientale (Fruit Punch Poppy) found at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Cedric Morris salmon pink
Pattys Plum plum
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See also
Oriental Poppies, 1927 painting by Georgia O'Keeffe
