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Poppies for a Cottage Garden Mix

Poppies for a Cottage Garden Mix

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A triumphant mix of annual poppies, guaranteed that once sown, will scatter themselves in gentle drifts through your garden for ever after.
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500 seeds

DELIVERY INFORMATION
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Direct Sow
Flowers/ Harvest

Details:

Type
Hardy Annual
Position
Border (Middle), Cutting Garden
Soil
Broad Tolerance
Flowers
June - August
Height
90cm (36in)
Common name
Opium Poppy, Corn Poppy
Moisture
Well-drained
Aspect
Full Sun
Spread
30cm (12in)
Cultivation
For best results sow outdoors in rows spaced 30cm (12in) apart or in a noughts and crosses grid. Sow thinly, covering seeds lightly with soil, April-May or August-September. Thin to 30cm (12in).

Description

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A triumphant mix of annual poppies, guaranteed that once sown, will scatter themselves in gentle drifts through your garden for ever after. They lift the whole garden at Perch Hill in early summer. We just love them!

This mix contains:
  • Papaver somniferum 'Black Beauty'
  • Papaver rhoeas
  • Papaver somniferum 'Dark Plum'

Care Tips

Pick or deadhead flowers regularly to encourage growth and to prolong flowering. Remove seedheads if you do not want it to self-seed. Caution harmful if eaten.

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