Papaver somniferum 'Victoria Cross'
Opium Poppy 'Victoria Cross'
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. 'Victoria Cross' produces beautiful flowers that have bright red petals that are fringed at the tips and white markings in the throat forming the cross.
Contributed by @miguel
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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 'Victoria Cross'
Latin name
Papaver somniferum 'Victoria Cross'
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
0.30 M
0.90 M
Papaver somniferum 'Victoria Cross'
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. 'Victoria Cross' produces beautiful flowers that have bright red petals that are fringed at the tips and white markings in the throat forming the cross.
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.
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