Argemone sanguinea
This 40-80 cm-high species is native to Mexico. It thrives in dry, sandy soil and sunny locations, with deciduous leaves and goblet-shaped flowers in white, light pink or lavender.
in bucket
For spring sowing, place seeds in a damp substrate in the refrigerator for 60 days to lift dormancy. Monitor regularly and sow in pots if germination begins, taking care not to cover the seeds too much. For autumn sowing, sow lightly in trays. Cover lightly with fine soil and leave outdoors throughout the winter.
February, March, April, May
June, July, August, September, October
in the ground, in pot
sunny
low
sandy, gravel
drained, sec, reheated
Argemone sanguinea
mid-season
50 seeds
Pink, White, Violet
From 40 to 80 cm
This medicinal species is morphologically very disparate in its native Texas and Mexico. Its flowers are white and pink to purple, 6 to 10 cm in diameter. Foliage is green-blue. The plant can reach 1.50 m in height and is moderately thorny. The seed capsule is around 5 cm long. In terms of alkaloids, this species is characterized above all by the preponderant presence of berberine and, depending on the ecotype, to a lesser extent muranine, allocryptopine and argémonine. Argemonin has fungicidal, antibacterial and insecticidal properties, etc. Berberine has anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, anti-depressant, anti-infectious and insecticidal properties, etc. Traditional Mexican medicine uses Argemone sanguinea as well as Argemone mexicana - which is used in many parts of the world as a Master Medicinal Plant: to treat malaria, inflammations, tumors, rheumatism, leprosy, microbial infections, skin diseases, etc.
