Bocconia frutescens
PLUME POPPY, TREE CELADINE
Papaveraceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9b-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline
6m
Plant habit
 
5m

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Origins: Mexico, Central America, Caribbean

Other Botanical Names: Bocconia glauca, B. quercifolia, B. sinuatifolia, B. subtomentosa, Macleaya frutescens

Other Common Names: Parrot Weed, Pan Cimarron

 
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Bocconia frutescens
PLUME POPPY, TREE CELADINE
Papaveraceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9b-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline
6m
Plant habit
 
5m

FEATURES

Flowers: cream & pink

Flowering Time: late spring to early summer

Leaves: grey-green; silver-grey underneath


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, mediterranean, oriental & contemporary designs

Uses: informal screen, accents, border, nurse plant

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: seed



HAZARDS

Weed Potential: tropical areas






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