Oriental poppy

Papaver orientale

  • Oriental poppy
  • Oriental poppy
  • Flower name
    Oriental poppy
  • Scientific name
    Papaver orientale
  • Aliasオリエンタル・ポピー, Oriental poppy, 鬼芥子, ケシ
  • Place of originSiberia-Europe
  • Place of floweringGarden, Potted flower
  • Flowering seasonMay, June

What is Oriental poppy

Oriental poppy, or Oni-geshi (scientific name: Papaver nudicaule) is a perennial plant and non heat resistant of the family Papaveraceae native to Southwest Asia. From late spring to early summer, large cup type flowers with black spots will bloom at the base of petals. Bloom flowers upward the beginning. Also called Oriental poppy (Oriental poppy). There are single varieties and double flower varieties. In the same group, there are chickpea (hinageshi) and Iceland poppy (scientific name: Papaver nudicaule). Both are poppies of the type that do not contain opium, so they can grow like normal plants.

Generic name: Oriental poppy, or Oni-geshi, Scientific name: Papaver nudicaule L., Place of origin : Southwest Asia, Life Type: Perennial Grass (Inner Neck Grass) / Since it is weak in summer heat in Japan, it is treated as grass for 1 year, plant height: 60 to 100 cm, root foliage, leaf shape: hairy with feathered double lobe, leaf shape: oval , Leaf color: white green, leaf margin: saw tooth presence, root live leaf length: 100 cm, flower type: radial symmetrical flower, inflorescence type: single flower, petal type: relief flower, petal type: cup shape, petal: single 4 to 6) · double blooming, flower stalk height: 100 to 150 cm, flower size: 10 to 20 cm, flowering period: 5.


  • Order
    Ranunculales
  • Family
    Papaveraceae
  • Genus
    Papaver
  • Species
    P. orientale
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Monopetal inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Cup-shaped
  • Leaf type
    Pinnate compound leaf
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeperennial/annual plant
  • Flower colors
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height60.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower10.0 ~ 20.0 cm

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