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Poppies

Papaver

Category: Flowers

Crinkly, cupped flowers in gold, orange, pink, white and burgandy, floating on wiry stems. A wildflower perennial in cooler regions, poppies will also reseed in the garden, and isuaually treated as an annual in warmer climates. Parts of the poppy are poisonous, do not ingest.

How to Grow Poppies

Quick Info

Spacing
4/Square
Sun
Part Sun
Water
1 in/week
Season
Cool
Frost
Semi-Tolerant
Height
2-3 ft
Germination
7-12 days
Germination Temp
55-75 °F
Sprout to Harvest
85-100 days
Soil pH

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Varieties

Amazing Grey
Amazing Grey This annual poppy features sophisticated, crepe-paper-like blooms in unique purple-grey tones, ideal for elegant landscapes and arrangements.
American Legion
American Legion Historically significant, these bright red poppies are easy to grow and serve as a powerful symbol of remembrance.
Antique Shades
Antique Shades Features ruffled, double blooms in soft, vintage-inspired hues of blush pink, creamy apricot, lavender, and antique rose.
Black Peony
Black Peony Deeply dramatic poppy with ruffled blooms in shades of obsidian to dark burgundy. Show-stopping in landscapes and arrangements.
Black Swan
Black Swan This breadseed poppy features dramatic, intricately cut double or semi-double flowers in shades from deep burgundy to nearly black.
Breadseed While not long-lasting in the vase these flowers are single or stunning doubles. Their seed pods are especially atrractive.
Champagne Bubbles Hybrid Mix
Champagne Bubbles Hybrid Mix A vigorous poppy variety known for its lively mixture of orange, pink, white, yellow, and scarlet blooms on strong, bushy plants.
Cream Peony
Cream Peony Invite the Cream Peony poppy into your garden and you will be rewarded with massive, alabaster orbs!
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Diseases

Beneficial Critters

Growing from Seed

Cover seeds lightly, mist or bottom water.

Harvesting

Pick flowers when buds are cracking (just showing color). Seed pods are attractive and often used in arrangements. Harvest and store seeds for easy re-seeding each year.

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