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Plume Poppy Kelways Coral Plume in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'

 

Plume Poppy 'Kelway's Coral Plume'

A tall, fast, growing, spreading plant for the back of a flower bed. Leaves are large, green/grey and shaped like large oak leaves or the palm of a hand, The tiny flowers grow on tall spikes/spires and are pink/buff in colour.

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plant Features
  • Plume Poppy Kelways Coral Plume likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Plume Poppy Kelways Coral Plume likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Plume Poppy Kelways Coral Plume is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Plume Poppy Kelways Coral Plume likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Plume Poppy 'Kelway's Coral Plume'

Latin name

Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Papaveraceae

ph

6.6 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Plume Poppy Kelways Coral Plume likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Plume Poppy Kelways Coral Plume is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Plume Poppy Kelways Coral Plume likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Plume Poppy Kelways Coral Plume likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Plume Poppy Kelways Coral Plume is 2.50meters x 2.50meters 2.50 M 2.50 M

Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'

A tall, fast, growing, spreading plant for the back of a flower bed. Leaves are large, green/grey and shaped like large oak leaves or the palm of a hand, The tiny flowers grow on tall spikes/spires and are pink/buff in colour.


Planting Outdoors

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Where to plant poppies is critical to the success of growing them. They need to be in shade, in a sheltered site, preferably under trees or tall plants, where the soil is permanently moist. They do not usually survive in hot dry conditions.

 

Propagation by seed in Autumn

From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn

Sow seed on compost and cover lightly with sifted compost. Keep moist. Be warned: the seed is like dust! Alternatively, sow direct in soil that has been dug over

 

Propagation by seed in Spring

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seed on compost and cover lightly with sifted compost. Keep moist. Be warned: the seed is like dust! For a longer flowering period, sow in succession, and you can get a display into late Summer. Alternatively, the seed can be sown direct into soil that as been dug over.

 

Flowering

From Early Summer TO Early Autumn

Poppies flower from early Summer right through to early Autumn

 
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