Argemone mexicana
Devil's fig, Prickly poppy, Birds in the bush, Corooko oil plant, Flowering thistle, Headache garden, Headache poppy, Infernal fig, Jamaica thistle, Mexican poppy, Mexican prickly poppy, Prickly poppy, Thistle oil plant, Yellow Mexican poppy, Yellow thistle
Argemone Argemone
A. mexicana - A. mexicana is a borderline hardy, clump-forming, spreading annual with erect stems bearing elliptic to lance-shaped, spiny, deeply lobed, blue-green leaves with silver veins. Poppy-like, lightly fragrant, yellow flowers bloom in late summer and early autumn.
Argemone mexicana is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Erect
Yellow in Summer; Yellow in Autumn
Veined, Blue-green in Spring; Veined, Blue-green in Summer; Veined, Blue-green in Autumn
Deadhead to prolong flowering or to prevent unwanted seedlings.
Sow seed at 18C in spring or sow in situ in mid-spring.
Seed
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Argemone mexicana (Devil's fig) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.4m after 1 year.
Drought Tolerant, Cottage/Informal, Containers, Beds and borders, Gravel
Grow in poor, gravelly or gritty soil in sun. Resents disturbance once established. Drought tolerant once established.
Sandy, Loamy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4)
Argemone mexicana
Devil's fig, Prickly poppy, Birds in the bush, Corooko oil plant, Flowering thistle, Headache garden, Headache poppy, Infernal fig, Jamaica thistle, Mexican poppy, Mexican prickly poppy, Prickly poppy, Thistle oil plant, Yellow Mexican poppy, Yellow thistle
Argemone Argemone
A. mexicana - A. mexicana is a borderline hardy, clump-forming, spreading annual with erect stems bearing elliptic to lance-shaped, spiny, deeply lobed, blue-green leaves with silver veins. Poppy-like, lightly fragrant, yellow flowers bloom in late summer and early autumn.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Erect
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Yellow in Summer; Yellow in Autumn
Veined, Blue-green in Spring; Veined, Blue-green in Summer; Veined, Blue-green in Autumn
Deadhead to prolong flowering or to prevent unwanted seedlings.
Sow seed at 18C in spring or sow in situ in mid-spring.
Seed
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Argemone mexicana (Devil's fig) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.4m after 1 year.
Drought Tolerant, Cottage/Informal, Containers, Beds and borders, Gravel
Grow in poor, gravelly or gritty soil in sun. Resents disturbance once established. Drought tolerant once established.
Sandy, Loamy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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