Papaver orientale L.

Papaver orientale

Family: PAPAVERACEAE
Genus: Papaver
Species: orientale L.
Common names: Oriental Poppy;Pavot d'Orient
Distribution summary: Iran, Turkey, Caucasus
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Display bed (R)
Flowering months: July
Reason for growing: Medicinal, prescription only medicine
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Additional Notes

POM Codeine

In traditional medicine the petals are sudorific [Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. 1986]

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Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Iran

Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Turkey

Northern America, Southeastern U.S.A., Georgia

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