Papaver somniferum 'Black Beauty'
Opium Poppy 'Black Beauty'
Papaver somniferum is a subtype of opium poppy which grow to about 60 to 90cm tall and has thick, hairy stems and lettuce like leaves. The seed pods are well-suited for crafts and dried floral arrangements. Most annual varieties will readily self-seed. 'Black Beauty' is an annual with large, double, purple-black flowers in summer. Flowers are followed by large, blue-green seed pods.
Contributed by @pooltailcottage
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Opium Poppy 'Black Beauty'
Latin name
Papaver somniferum 'Black Beauty'
type
Annual
family
Papaveraceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.60 M
1.00 M
Papaver somniferum 'Black Beauty'
Papaver somniferum is a subtype of opium poppy which grow to about 60 to 90cm tall and has thick, hairy stems and lettuce like leaves. The seed pods are well-suited for crafts and dried floral arrangements. Most annual varieties will readily self-seed. 'Black Beauty' is an annual with large, double, purple-black flowers in summer. Flowers are followed by large, blue-green seed pods.
Propagation by seed early Spring
From Late Winter TO Late Spring
Sow seed on compost and cover lightly with compost that has been sifted, keep moist. The seed is like dust be warned. For a longer flowering period sow in succession and you can get a display into late summer.
Propagation by seed Autumn
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Sow seed on compost and cover lightly with compost that has been sifted and keep moist. The seed is like dust be warned.
Planting Outdoors
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Where they are planted is critical to the success of growing these. They need to be in shade or shady sheltered sight, under trees or tall plants, where the soil permanently moist. They do not survive in hot dry conditions, apparently they do well in Scotland, but do not grow well or if at all where the summers are hot and dry.
Planting Outdoors Spring
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Grow them in a position with deep, well-drained, fertile soil in full sun, they can also be grown in large containers.
Sowing seed in Spring or Autumn
From Early Spring TO Late Autumn
Sow in pots in autumn or sow directly in spring. Sown in spring the plants will flower mid-summer. If sown in autumn they will flower from late spring onwards.
Keely
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