Papaver
Poppy
Favourites of rock and cottage gardens, poppies range from short-lived annuals to evergreen perennials. Poppies are sun loving and are ideally suited to wildflower gardens with well drained soil. Some varieties are great for filling gaps in herbaceous borders. They are graceful plants with flowers that look like crepe in shades of white, pink, yellow, orange, red and purple, they can be singles, semi-doubles or doubles.
Contributed by @angipangi
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Poppy
Latin name
Papaver
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Papaveraceae
ph
6.6 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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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
0.60 M
0.90 M
Papaver
Favourites of rock and cottage gardens, poppies range from short-lived annuals to evergreen perennials. Poppies are sun loving and are ideally suited to wildflower gardens with well drained soil. Some varieties are great for filling gaps in herbaceous borders. They are graceful plants with flowers that look like crepe in shades of white, pink, yellow, orange, red and purple, they can be singles, semi-doubles or doubles.
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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