Price range: £2.25 through £10.00
Sturdy plant with grey-green foliage and large red flowers. The flowers are followed by decorative seed pods which are suitable for drying.
Some decorative plants can cause illness if ingested. This includes Poppies.
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Poppy, Opium Poppy Red
Papaver somniferum
Approx. 2000 seeds per gram
Sturdy plant with grey-green foliage and large red flowers. The flowers are followed by decorative seed pods which are suitable for drying.
Some decorative plants can cause illness if ingested. This includes Poppies.
How to grow:
Sow from March – May in well prepared soil 0.5cm deep. Sow thinly aiming for a few cms between plants. Plants will grow to about 40cm tall.
Flowers:
June – September.