Papaver somniferum 'Single Scarlet'
Opium Poppy 'Single Scarlet'
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. 'Single Scarlet' has single red cup-shaped flowers with black blotches near the centre
Contributed by @tiggrx
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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 'Single Scarlet'
Latin name
Papaver somniferum 'Single Scarlet'
type
Annual
family
Papaveraceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
Papaver somniferum 'Single Scarlet'
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. 'Single Scarlet' has single red cup-shaped flowers with black blotches near the centre
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.