The papaver commutatum is a kind of family flower plant of the papaveraceae, is an annual plant cultivated for the ornamental use of the gardens. This is a plant with full light, in fact it needs minimum 6 hours of sun per day, but if planted in an area with hot summers, it is necessary to pre-cautions to avoid burns on the plants.
Size: can reach heights of 45 cm and develop in width of 15 cm, with hairy stems like its leaves.
flowering: the flower, shaped like a bowl, has a diameter of about 8 cm, has a bright red color with black spots at the base of the petals with in the center a capolino Spherical. Blooms from late spring to early summer.
use: are widely cultivated as ornamental plants, in fact its use is directed to the embellishment of high flower beds and edges. Moreover, it is a species often inserted in the semines of flowered meadows.
The papaver commutatum is native to northern Turkia, northwestern Iran and Caucasus.