Papaver paeoniflorum Summer Fruits

Papaver paeoniflorum Summer Fruits

1 packet (400 seeds) @ $2.99

Catalog Code: 2340

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Papaver paeoniflorum Summer Fruits

Hardy Annual

  • Flowers: Summer
  • Position: Full sun
  • Soil: Well drained
  • Height: 36 inches
  • Germination: Easy
  • Aftercare: Easy
  • Ideal for: Bedding, Border, Dried Flower

Description

A kaleidoscopic mixture of large, paeony flowered poppies in a range of fruity colours including blackberry, strawberry-ripple, redcurrant, raspberry and whitecurrant. Easy to grow in the border and guaranteed to give a cheery display, self-seeding themselves for the following year. Flowers summer. Height 60-90cm (24-36in).

Sowing Instructions

Sowing time:Early spring as soon as soil is workable to mid spring or early fall in mild winter areas
Sowing depth:1.5mm (1/16in) deep in rows 30cm (12in) apart.

Sow outdoors where they are to flower. Rake the soil to a fine tilth and sow.

A sowing can also be made in late August/September for overwintering, when they will flower in late spring/early summer.

Growing Instructions

Thin out the young plants to 30cm (12in) apart when the seedlings are large enough to handle.

Aftercare Instructions

Prefers a well drained soil and full sun but will grow in most sites and soils. Remove the seed pods as they form unless you wish them to self seed.