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Alpine poppy in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Papaver alpinum

 

Alpine poppy

This delightful plant is like a miniature version of the Iceland Poppy. A sun loving perennial with grey-green leaves and plenty of small flowers in shades of pink, apricot, yellow, orange or white throughout the summer. They flower from late spring or early summer, with rebloom possible up to autumn.

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plant Features
  • Alpine poppy likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Alpine poppy likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Alpine poppy is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Alpine poppy likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Alpine poppy

Latin name

Papaver alpinum

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Papaveraceae

ph

6.6 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Alpine poppy likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Alpine poppy is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Alpine poppy likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Alpine poppy likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Alpine poppy is 0.20meters x 0.25meters 0.20 M 0.25 M

Papaver alpinum

This delightful plant is like a miniature version of the Iceland Poppy. A sun loving perennial with grey-green leaves and plenty of small flowers in shades of pink, apricot, yellow, orange or white throughout the summer. They flower from late spring or early summer, with rebloom possible up to autumn.


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.

 

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

 

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.

 

Flowering

From Early Summer TO Early Autumn

Poppies flower from early Summer right through to early Autumn

 
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