Argemone grandiflora

ARGEMONE grandiflora
White Prickly Poppy

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Type:
Annual

Height: 2-3' (60-90cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: White

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Magnoliidae (Magnolia Superorder)

Order: Papaverales (Poppy Order)

Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy Family)

Genus: Argemone (Prickly Poppy)

Species: grandiflora (large-flowered)

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ARGEMONE grandiflora is a large prickly poppy with a muted colour-scheme. It grows to two or three feet high, with prickly stems and leaves, topped by very elegant white, papery poppy-type flowers, over 3" across, with brownish-orange stamens and a black blob in the centre.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Seed Pod
The seedpod is a long thin cylinder covered in spines. There are many seeds in a pod.

Seed
Seeds are small black balls.???

Seedling
The seedleaves are long and narrow. The first true leaves are greyish and lobed.

Seed sowing and Germination
Spring: Seeds sown outside in spring germinated in 17 days.

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	Seed Pod The seedpod is a long thin cylinder covered in spines. There are many seeds in a pod.
	Seed Seeds are small black balls.???
	Seedling The seedleaves are long and narrow. The first true leaves are greyish and lobed.
Seed sowing and Germination Spring: Seeds sown outside in spring germinated in 17 days.