Latin name: Papaver orientale
Family: Papaveraceae)
Dramatic, big, bold,
showy blooms from late spring to early summer. This perennial grows a strong taproot, and has lovely
tissue-like large 8-10 inch flowers with black stamens in the center.
Oriental poppies
thrive in full sun and almost any soil, but do best in deep loam.
Height: 2 ½ to-3
feet
Germination: 10-20
days
Optimum soil
temperature for germination: 60-70F
Sowing depth:
1/16"
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Seeds should be sown
directly in the garden when the soil warms to at least 50 degrees F. Sow in spring or fall
Bloom Time: Late Spring to early summer
Planting zones: USDA Zones 2 –7; Sunset zones 1-17
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