Sarah's Favourite July Poppies
Sarah shares her favourite varieties of poppies that flower throughout July.
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An incredibly glamorous poppy with sumptuous, double, black peony flowers, lovely silvery leaves and fantastic architectural seedpods.
Opium poppies are a wonderful garden flower which pops up of its own volition, from one year to the next. Beautiful in flower and the seedpods are fantastic for arranging – we use them fresh, dried and sprayed silver at Christmas and of course the seeds are delicious in baking and toasted for salads – an all round unmissable posse of plants.
Please note: This is harmful if eaten.
Genus | Papaver somniferum |
Group/Species | somniferum |
Variety | Black Beauty |
Type | Hardy Annual |
Common Name | Opium Poppy |
Border Position | Border (Middle) |
Soil Type | Broad Tolerance |
Scent | Unscented |
Site | Full Sun |
Moisture | Well-drained |
Height | 90cm (36in) |
Spacing | 30cm (12in) |
Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Dislikes root disturbance so best sown direct. Scatter seeds through borders in spring or autumn. Easy to grow in any well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. |
Care Tips | Pick or deadhead flowers regularly to encourage growth and to prolong flowering. Remove seed heads if you do not want it to self-seed. Caution: Harmful if eaten. |
Flowering | Late May - August, 10 weeks from a spring sowing |
Vase Life | Flowers won't last more than 24 hours even if you sear stem ends. Use them cut short and floated in bowl of water. The seed pods last indefinitely. |
Harvesting | Flower production: 2 months. |
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Papaver somniferum 'Black Beauty' reviews
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Linda Good germination rate (75% ish), not all were black but the colours were lovely so I wasn't disappointed. |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Linda Good germination rate (75% ish), not all were black but the colours were lovely so I wasn't disappointed. |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Isobel Unfortunately only a few seeds lasted to maturity and flowered but those that did were spectacular. It has been a weird spring and summer so perhaps the weather was a factor plus my voracious snails! |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Niall good and efficient service. Have noticed a high proportion of single flowers this year! |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Christine Nothing germinated despite bare ground sowing |
Not quite what we were expecting
Reviewed 20th February 2018 by Debra Lapthorne The seeds we sewed last year grew as small single red field poppies, not papaver somniferum which was rather disappointing. Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:"Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that your seeds appear to have flowered incorrectly and apolgise for the disappointment. We are unaware of any other reports of this happening, so if you would like to try a replacement packet then we will of course send you one so that you can try again. We have made a note on your account and if you contact our customer service team at info@sarahraven.com or by calling 0345 092 0283 we will arrange for your seeds to be sent out to you or alternatively, if you prefer, we can arrange for the packet to be refunded. Posted 21st February 2018 |