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Papaver rhoeas
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
- Loved by Garden Birds
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
The classic wild or Flanders Poppy with brilliant scarlet tissue paper flowers
It looks delicate and ethereal, but with stem ends seared briefly, makes a beautiful cut flower and excellent self-seeding garden plant.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
- Loved by Garden Birds
Product details
- Type
- Hardy Annual
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- May - July, 10-12 weeks from spring sowing.
- Height
- 60cm (24in)
- Common name
- Corn Poppy
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 15cm (6in)
- Cultivation
- Sow direct in mid spring and/or late summer, a fine tilth is ideal. Self sows in following years.
Care Tips
They do not like transplanting so sow in situ.
Flowering Time
May - July, 10-12 weeks from spring sowing.
