Opium Poppy
Papaver somniferum
Annual plant cultivated for its seeds, used in baking and pressed for poppyseed oil, and for latex used in pharmaceuticals.
Family
Papaveraceae
Temperature
15-24°C (absolute 3-28°C)
Rainfall
800-1200mm (absolute 300-1700mm)
Altitude
2400m
Soil pH
6.5-7.5 (absolute 6-8.3)
Soil types
Well-drained fertile loamy soils