A great plant for cottage gardens, wildlife and pollinator friendly borders and cut flower gardens. Papaver orientale is a perennial poppy which from which, many cultivars have become available and come in a variety of. Blooms measure 15-20cm (6-8') across, all with a distinctive black centre. Their papery petals spring open to reveal an abundance of pollen loved by both honeybees and bumblebees. A breathtaking mixture producing red, orange, salmon, mauve, rose, pink and white flowers. I have to warn you that the Chinese lantern plant that I grew, turned out to be like it wanted to take over the whole bed, it sends out underground root/runners and will cover yards of earth with these runners within 2 seasons, so watch out for this happening.Īs for the poppy seeds/plants, no you could plant them right now or within the next week in your zone, wait till the soil warms a bit then plant them out or if your soil is at a stage where if you dig, it dont stick to your spade, if it does, then it is still too cold and wet, but poppies are as tough as old boots really and just make sure when the actual plants arrive, you soak the roots in a bucket of water for an hour to get the dried bits to plump up nicely, after you plant them and it turns really cold again, good idea is to cut the bottom of a clear plastic juice container, remove the cap and place them over the plants, this acts like a little mini greenhouse, but if it becomes sunny in the day, remove the covers to let the air and natural sunlight harden them naturally. VAT These perennial poppies provide a stunning display to kick start your summer garden.
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