Argemone platyceras
Prickly Poppy
Argemone platyceras is a member of the poppy family (papaver) and has large white flowers with red stamens. It has prickly leaves and prickly stems, hence the name Prickly Poppy. Grow in dry sunny positions.
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Prickly Poppy
Latin name
Argemone platyceras
type
Hardy Annual
family
Papaveraceae
ph
6.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.40 M
0.40 M
Argemone platyceras
Argemone platyceras is a member of the poppy family (papaver) and has large white flowers with red stamens. It has prickly leaves and prickly stems, hence the name Prickly Poppy. Grow in dry sunny positions.
Flowering Season
From Mid Summer TO Mid Autumn
Flowers appear between June and September
Planting Young Plants
From Late Spring TO Late Spring
If sown indoors, allow for a period of hardening off before transplanting young plants out into the garden, such as in a cool greenhouse, or coldframe.