Corn Poppy

created by Riley W. at 07.01.2024

Seed packet

Season Overview

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Description

The Corn Poppy (*Papaver rhoeas), also known as the Flanders Poppy, is a vibrant, annual wildflower famous for its bright scarlet-red, papery petals often with a black blotch at the base, blooming in late spring/early summer on hairy, wiry stems. It's a symbol of remembrance, thriving in disturbed soil and self-seeding readily, turning bare patches into stunning seas of red, attracting bees and beneficial insects.

Non hybrid

Growing tips

Choose a suitable location from the outset, because the tender young plantlets are very difficult to prick. To facilitate the sowing of fine seeds, mix the seeds with sand and spread them in wide cubes or shallow grooves. Then cover very thinly with soil, as poppies are light germinators, press down and keep moist. Poppies prefer well-drained, deep soil in a sunny location. Prolonged wetness makes perennial poppies especially susceptible to fungal diseases. The affected areas should be cut off immediately.