Papaver:
Common name:
Oriental Poppy.
Poppies are everyone's
favourite. We all know and love the red field poppies. We grow Oriental
Poppies that are large and showy and soundly perennial. Best in a sunny or
lightly shaded spot. The foliage will die back after flowering and
reappear in late summer all fresh and new, so it is best to plant them in
the border with a later flowering plant in front that will grow up and
take its place.
Propagation of named
varieties is by root cuttings taken in the dormant periods in winter or
summer. Some types can be propagated by spring sown seed.
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