Argemone albiflora
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White Prickly-poppy, Bluestem Prickly-poppy
Papaveraceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | to 3 ft tall by to 2 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Annual | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Fruit Color: | Green | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Wildflower garden. This plant will bloom in late winter through spring displaying its large flowers when little else is blooming. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Considerations: | Prickles can be an issue in some gardens. All parts of this plant are extremely toxic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed. While not commercially available, seeds can easily be collected along roadsides. Once established, it will self-seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Circum-neutral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Attracts pollinators including bees, flies, and beetles. | |
| Native Habitats: | Rurderal areas. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | Rarely grown, likely since it is a poisonous annual with prickles. Invasive in parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. This is a personal favorite of one of the authors -- it grows and bloom early and attracts lots of insects. The only issue is the prickles, so I wear gloves when weeding around it. It reseeds readily so long as there is good sun and bare ground where the seeds land. |