What is the poppy?
Poppy Mallow is a genus of nine species in Malvaceae or a servant family known as Callirhoe. They are all original from North America, usually grow in prairies or in rocky, disturbed soil. These perennials and grades are often recommended to gardeners such as thermal tolerant, low maintenance, flowering drought -resistant plants. They generally create spreading mats and can be grown in a number of sunny situations, from flowers to rock gardens to prairies. Poppy Mallows have extremely deep radots. This permanent plant grows up to 1 foot (0.3 m) high. It can spread and create a mat to a width of up to 3 ft (0.9 m), which seems to be lace due to indentation in the leaves. The flowers are purple and look like poppy flowers, even if they close during the night. They can grow to 2.5 inches (6.3 cm) wide and are produced from spring to autumn.
If the stems are cut back in the middle of summer, it supports the production of new flowers. In cold weather, plants die back into the crown. TheyHowever, the species will grow again in the spring. The soil can be dry or slightly moist, but if it is too wet, the plants are likely to succumb to the crown rot. This is more likely to happen in the soils with bad drainage.
Long Taproot plants helps her survive the conditions of drought. However, the transplantation makes established plants more difficult. The native Americans ate roots, reported to taste like sweet potatoes. This kind of poppy flips flourishes in hot weather. In deserts, however, the plant requires a certain shadow and regular watering.
Poppy Mallows can be discontinued from exhibition plants or cultivated seed. The seeds should be planted in autumn. If they are grown in a favorable environment, they have often been deployed on the production of other colonies.
Another popular type of poppy Mallow is lined poppy or callirhoe digitata . Instead of growing like spreading mats, this plant rOste up to 5 feet (1.5 m) high. It produces pink flowers with edges, usually in July.
Rare species is Bush poppy, or callirhoe bushii . Unlike the other Callirhoes, this species will grow well in the bright shade. The plant grows to 2 feet (0.6 m) high. Usually begins to produce their purple flowers in the summer.