Page 1 Papaver somniferum
Poppy hardy perennial treated as annual
During the setting of flowers poppies are mildly toxic.

Type
Sowing Temp
Cover Seed
Advice
 Hardy Annual
15°C
Thin layer vermiculite
Sow Poppies early Spring Onwards and Sept to over winter
grow in fertile well drained soil in full sun.
Sow in situ May onwards
Easy to grow from seed

Large selection of Poppies over 5 pages
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Common Names found might not be correct:- Opium Poppy, Bread seed poppy, Opium, O Fu Jung, Hashas
Papaver Somniferum may be restricted for importing into some countries and is used for making addictive narcotic drugs.
 Please check with your authority before ordering. 
Sold for the ornamental value as a flower for bedding, borders, containers and cut flower use. Approx 2-3,000 seeds per gram
Easy to grow from seed.
 

Poppy Cherry Glow 
Papaver.somniferum (Opium poppy)     
Large flowered poppy richly coloured with scarlet petals. Decorative seed heads are excellent for drying, use in dried flower arranging and borders.

£1.75 pkt approx 200 seeds

 

 

 

 Papaver somniferum Cherry Glow

 

 
Poppy Venus(Papaver)  60-90cm
P.somniferum laciniatum
Double flowering poppy with large fringed flowers in a warm rosy red, with white on the underside of the base petal.

pkt approx 750 seeds

tpkt approx 2,250 seeds
 

 

 

 

poppy Venus papaver somniferum laciniatum seeds

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Poppy Swansdown (Papaver)
P.somniferum laciniatum
Height 90cm. Poppy Swansdown has large double flowers with snow white petals that just looks like the fine soft feathers of swans down.

pkt approx 1,000 seeds

tpkt approx 3,000 seeds
 

 

 

 

 

Poppy Swansdown
 Poppy Double Raspberry Blush 'Plaza de Rito'  (Papaver)
Papaver.somniferum (Opium poppy)     
Beautiful double flowered poppy in raspberry blush colour with a frilly centre. Use in borders, bedding schemes, cottage gardens for a brilliant splash of colour.


£0.95 pkt approx 100 seeds

 

 

 

  
 Poppy Frosted Salmon (Papaver)
Papaver.somniferum (Opium poppy)     
Height 90cm, Poppy frosted salmon has beautiful salmon rose colouring, the edges of the petals gently fading with age produces a stunning effect. Flowers July to September.

pkt approx 1,000 seeds

tpkt approx 3,000 seeds


 

 

 

 

  Poppy Papaver somniferum Frosted Salmon
 Poppy  Flemish Antique (Papaver)
Papaver.somniferum (Opium poppy)      
Height 90cm Poppy with fully double flowers in antique shades of red and rose and striped creamy white. Flowers July to September.

pkt approx 1,000 seeds

tpkt approx 3,000 seeds


 

 

 

 

 Poppy papaver somniferum Flemish Antique
 Poppy Seriously Scarlet (Papaver)
Papaver.somniferum (Opium poppy)     
Striking scarlet flowers with dark purple blue centres that are frilled like a ruff, carried on strong tall stems above the ornamental silver-green foliage.  A great poppy for the cottage garden.

 

 pkt approx 100 seeds 

 

 

 

   Poppy Papaver somniferum Seriously Scarlet

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The cultural information should be used as a guide only, I have found a number of different sowing techniques for the same seed from different sources there does not seem to be a standard. With this in mind you should use this website as a guide only, you probably already have a tried and tested way of sowing different seeds. As a rule of thumb the larger the seed size the more cover it requires, and fine seed like Lobelia Begonia etc requires no cover.
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