One packet of more than 100 seeds.

Oriental Poppy, Papaver Orientale. Seeds are from orange and pinkish-orange flowers, including Allegro (bowl form) and Pizzicato (large, crinkled petals). Plants bloom from the second spring onward. Well situated plants, in plenty of sun and nutrient-rich, well-drained soil, will grow large and produce many flowers. After flowering, when foliage begins to look shabby, it can be cut back. New foliage will arise in late summer, and possibly even a flower or two. Divide large plants or take root cuttings to propagate new plants.

Seeds of these hardy perennials are collected in 2020 from the orange flowers shown in the photos, grown in Edmonton, Canada, zone 3 (to -35C). We hand-pollinate the orange flowers with pollen from other orange flowers, and may also use pollen from pink flowers (Pizzicato) and red flowers. All of these plants grow well in full sun or light shade in ordinary garden soil. They grow best where the soil is deeply dug, quick-draining and nutrient-rich.

Stored cool and dry, poppy seeds can remain viable for several years.

Poppy seeds germinate in less than two weeks at room temperature. Sow thinly in trays or sow two or three seeds to a cell or peat pellet. Press seeds into moist potting mix. Do not bury the seeds, except with a thin layer of sand. Keep moist.

Small poppy seedlings can be tricky to transplant. If potting seedlings, do so when they are large enough to lift by the leaves; dig up carefully, keeping as much soil as possible with the roots.

Keep transplants watered and out of direct sun until they are growing again. Move small plants into the garden on a cloudy day, and/or erect a shade or screen (e.g. a tomato cage covered with a towel) to protect them from drying heat until they are settled and showing new growth. Larger pot-grown plants can be transplanted relatively easily.

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