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Papaver aculeatum
Also called South African Poppy, Bustle Poppy, Prickly Poppy
Bristle poppy is an annual wildflower from southern Africa, notable as the only poppy native to the Southern Hemisphere. It grows in many soil types and does best in a sunny spot with well-drained soil.
Papaver aculeatum, the bristle poppy, orange poppy or South African poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is native to Namibia, South Africa, and Lesotho, and has been introduced to eastern and southern Australia. It is the only species of poppy native to the Southern Hemisphere. An upright annual reaching 1.8 m (6 ft), it is found growing in a wide variety of habitats and soil types
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Papaver aculeatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
