Summer Special


Mixed Poppy Seeds

2 full teaspoons - 20,000 seeds

Surprise Mix

Ready to plant in Fall


Fall is the best planting time for Poppies, but early Spring is the next best.


Huge Selection Poppy Garden Mix

Grown in my Garden!

Large Blooms, Doubles, Singles, Giganteum, peony and pom poms

Thousands of seeds!

Always freshly harvested for current year

You can't get them any fresher than this.

Multiple Colors and Sizes

Reds, Pinks, Purples, Whites, Lavender, Multi, Magenta, Salmon, Black, etc......

No guarantee of exact varieties

 


Cant decide which poppies you would like to try? Now is your time to get a great mix. I have selected a few photos out of my hundreds of photos.

These seeds are fresh from my garden and are what is left after giving them to my friends to "Poppylate" the world! I hand select a few varieties to sell individually and throw the rest into a mix. No telling which ones will come up.

  My most popular mix by far!

My seeds are home grown by me each year. At the end of summer I harvest my seeds and let them settle and dry for a month or so. I then prepare them by using a double sifting method. I first use a sifter that lets the seeds out, but prevents the bits of leaves, and pods, and yes a few earwigs or two from getting through. I then use a different tiny sifter that keeps only the biggest whole seeds in, but sifts out the smaller underdeveloped seeds.. Yes, it is a lot of work!!!

 I have been selling my seeds on ebay since 1998*



Random Pictures from my Garden

 

Great for Fresh Floral arrangements 

They look fabulous when paired with the peonies, foxglove, and daisies


Some of mine plants grow to 6' tall


All of the poppies in this mix are an annuals, meaning the complete their life during one season. The germinate, grow, flower, go to seed and then die all in one season.

They love full sun, but can be grown in partial shade as well.

The optimum planting time is in late summer going into fall so they are stratified and go through the winter solstice.

The seeds need cold stratification in order to germinate in the spring. 

If planting in Spring, Plant while temps are still below 50 after a couple weeks in the fridge.


The photo below is in full sun and shows the poppies mixed in with my other flowers



They have been coming back as gorgeous as the year before, year after year!

 

 

My seeds are home grown. All of the photos are of my current garden or from the garden at my previous house.. I do not live on a growing farm or any farm for that matter.

This auction is for a mixed bag of seeds. After harvesting select plants for individual sale,  I  put all the remaining seeds together in one container. This will be a surprise mix. I cannot say for certainty how many of each seed will be in each packet.. I also have other colors listed separately.   The seeds germinate freely and you will never have to buy them again, unless you want other colors. Your plants will produce so many seeds that they can be easily used for baking, hence the nickname "breadseed poppies".

Naturally resistant to Predators. Deer proof.

Germination testing on this years seeds were a complete success.

The problem with this is that you will have thousands of microscopic plants that a some point should be thinned. The best way to remedy this is to mix your seeds with sand and then sprinkle on the soil like Salt.

  

I will send 2 teaspoons. I'm not counting them, you can. I will include  the planting instructions with every order.

It is nearly impossible to count out thousands of poppy seeds.

I have NO idea how some people sell 50 or 100 seeds.

 

The generally accepted measurements are as follows:

1/8th teaspoon - 1000 seeds

1/4th teaspoon - 2000 - 2500 seeds

1/2 teaspoon - 5000 seeds 

1 teaspoon - 10,000 seeds


The above seed count is an average for ALL poppy seeds. I am selling them by the measuring spoon method only and do not guarantee the exact number of seeds!!



Shipping: Buyer pays shipping for the 1st pack.  Each additional pack is free.

I do NOT make money on shipping!

I use only padded bubble mailers with additional stuffing and send them as a parcel.


If they are not to be planted immediately, then remove them from the bag and store them in an airtight container in a cool dry place such as an unheated garage, or refrigerate them until planting time.

NOTE: I use the plastic bags because of past complaints with the paper envelopes that just do not seal all the way.

 

International Buyers – Please Note:

  • Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility.
  • Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.
  • It is the buyers responsibility to know if the item purchased is allowed to import to your country. Many countries regulate the importation of flower seeds and plants. So make SURE before you buy!


My seeds are guaranteed to be viable. They are easy to grow, however Your results could vary so I urge you to read my planting and growing guide to give you the best possible chance for success 

Please, If you plan to buy my seeds to re-sell, I respectfully request that you do NOT use my photos, my names, my descriptions, my backgrounds or my planting instructions to do so. It against eBay policy and will be enforced. I hate to put warnings like this and apologize, but unfortunately I have had to put this disclaimer on my auctions as several so called "seed sellers" have started doing this.

Pictures, Names and background copyrighted by *shelley / PoppyQueen..