What is Argemone?
ArgeMone is a genus of about 30 species of plants in the poppy family or papaveceae . Those in this genus are commonly known as pichlých čák . They are thus named for their barbed leaves. Plants tend to grow in sunny areas with small water. Gardeners can grow several species like annuals, in their large white or clearly colored flowers, which generally have orange centers.
Pichy poppies are unusually tolerant of salt in the soil and prefer to grow in sandy, well -drained soil. These types of plants are usually grown from seeds and will continue to create colonies as soon as they are planted. Generally, large clusters that reach up to 4 feet (1.2 m) high. Many of them have SAPs that are toxic to animals, including humans. Livestock will not eat these barbed plants, even during the dry season. This is one of the species that produces toxic SAP. This resin contains alkaloid compounds. Resembles mustard oil and in some caseEch has contaminated cooking oil, which led to the poisoning of unconscious consumers. Its resin was also used healing. The plant is a permanent fly, which gardeners often grow as an annual. It has orange or yellow flowers that grow to 6.4 inches (16 cm) wide.
Argemone polyanthemos is another poisonous prickly type of poppy. It is dangerous ingestion of any part of this plant. In addition, their spine can irritate the skin. Flowers 5 inches (12.5 cm) are white and are the reason why the plant is grown. This annual flowers from spring to autumn.
Another annual is white prickly poppy, or Argemone Albiflora . This species is very barbed. Its 8 -inch (20 cm) wide flowers are white, as the name shows. This is another Argemone species with a poisonous sap.
Annual pink prickly poppy - argemone sanguinea - has pink on lavender flowers that can grow on 7 inches(17.5 cm) across. Thanks to its live flower, the plant was used in decorations. This species is also poisonous.
There are several desert prickly poppies that grow in California. Argemone Munita , called FlatBud Pichly Pot, grows in the western and eastern parts of the state. It has white flowers that can be up to 3.2 inches (8.2 cm) wide. The plant usually reaches a height of at least 1 ft (0.9 m) and can be grown as annual or permanent.
Another desert poppy is the one that grows in the desert of Mojave. Mojave prickly poppy or Argemone corymbosa is a permanent plant that grows up to 26 ft (8 m) tall. Its white flowers can grow up to 6.4 V (16 cm).