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Peony Poppy Candy Floss in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Papaver paeoniflorum 'Candy Floss'

 

Peony Poppy 'Candy Floss'

Papaver paeoniflorum produce a succession of fully doubled, large flowers with crinkled petals. Peony poppies are an impressive variety with spectacular blooms in a multitude of colours and strange seed pods that are excellent for crafts and arrangements.

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plant Features
  • Peony Poppy Candy Floss likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Peony Poppy Candy Floss likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Peony Poppy Candy Floss is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Peony Poppy Candy Floss likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Peony Poppy 'Candy Floss'

Latin name

Papaver paeoniflorum 'Candy Floss'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Papaveraceae

ph

6.6 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Peony Poppy Candy Floss likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Peony Poppy Candy Floss is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Peony Poppy Candy Floss likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Peony Poppy Candy Floss 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 Peony Poppy Candy Floss is 0.60meters x 0.90meters 0.60 M 0.90 M

Papaver paeoniflorum 'Candy Floss'

Papaver paeoniflorum produce a succession of fully doubled, large flowers with crinkled petals. Peony poppies are an impressive variety with spectacular blooms in a multitude of colours and strange seed pods that are excellent for crafts and arrangements.


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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