Argemone munita
“Prickly Poppy”

 

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Dry & infertile soil is just the ticket for this stunning California native “Prickly Poppy”.  Large crepey pure white blooms 3-4” across with big round central golden “buttons” (much like Matilija Poppy) appear numerously from Spring to mid-Summer on multibranching stems 2-3’ tall & wide. Pretty silvery to bluish veined foliage, too. Those prickly leaves make it deer resistant , theft proof & would certainly keep folks from walking all over your parking strip!) HIGHLY HEAT & DROUGHT TOLERANT, it makes a cool choice for dry/rock gardens & vacation-proof plantings. Good habitat plant, attracting birds, bees & butterflies. Self-sows.

Annie