A Detailed Guide to the Distribution Range and Growth Habits of the California Poppy
The California poppy, also known as white clover and white-flowered clover, is a perennial herb; a short-lived perennial herb, it is a cultivated plant and sometimes escapes as a weed. But when grown in a flowerpot, it is actually a very beautiful foliage plant.
Other names of the California poppy
California poppy, golden flower, ginseng flower, California poppy
Morphological characteristics of the California poppy
The stem is erect, 30-60 cm tall, distinctly longitudinally ribbed, much branched, spreading, dichotomous. The petiole is long; the leaf blade is grayish green, several times ternately pinnately finely divided; the lobes are variable in shape, linear acute, oblong acute or obtuse, spoon-shaped oblong; among the 3 terminal lobes, the middle lobe is mostly broader and shorter; the stem leaves are the same as the basal leaves, but smaller and with short petioles.
The flowers are solitary at the tips of the stem and branches; the pedicel is 5-15 cm long; the receptacle is sunken, funnel-shaped or nearly tubular. Petals 4, triangular-fan-shaped, 2.5-3 cm long, yellow, with orange-yellow spots at the base; stamens numerous, more than about 40, the filaments thread-like, widened at the base, about 3 mm long, the anthers linear, 5-6 mm long, orange-yellow; the ovary is narrowly elongated, the style short, the stigmas 4, subulate-linear, unequal in length.
Growth habits of the California poppy
It is relatively cold-tolerant, prefers a cool and dry climate, is not tolerant of humid heat, and does best in loose, fertile, well-drained sandy loam with a deep top layer; it also tolerates poor soil.
Native to California, United States. It has been widely introduced in China as a garden ornamental plant.
Main value of the California poppy
Ornamental: the flowers of the California poppy are bright yellow, and the petals are funnel-shaped or nearly tubular, grand and beautiful. In China it is often used as a potted ornamental. It can also be planted in clumps.
Medicinal: the sedative and anxiolytic effects of California poppy extract may be related to activation of benzodiazepine receptors, but unlike such drugs, the extract has no anticonvulsant or muscle-relaxant effects, and the analgesic effect of the extract is peripheral rather than central.
Flower language of the California poppy
Promise me, do not reject me
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