Argemone platyceras

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Argemone platyceras in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Argemone platyceras, Link & Otto. Robust, 1?-4 ft., very spiny, the Lvs. glaucous: Lvs. sinuate-pinnatifid, spiny: fl.-bracts aggregated below the fls.; petals truncate, large, white (rarely purple), the fls. 2 in. or more across: caps.-valves crested or spiny. Var. hispida, Prain (A. hispida, Gray). Petals rounded; sepals and caps, densely prickly: plant hispid. Var. hispido-rosea, Fedde. Petals rounded, rose or rosy white; sepals narrow, sparsely prickly. Var. Hunnemanii, Fedde. Petals rounded, white: plant stout.—The species is very variable and widely distributed in N. and S. Amer. Likely to appear in cult, in several forms; all of them have thick and densely prickly caps.-valves. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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