Poppy

Annual. Shirley type. Drama and intrigue abound wherever the Amazing Grey Poppy grows! Petals have the look of crushed silk dyed in Earl Grey lavender, sophisticated and light as a feather blowing in the breeze. With a captivating elegance in both landscape and arrangements, it has become a highly sought after cult favorite of high end florists who reserve Amazing Grey for the finest design work!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver rhoeas

Annual. This Flanders poppy grew in Europe in World War I, and the name “American Legion” honors the soldiers who died. Bright red blooms cover plants. Grows and blooms very easily.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver rhoeas

Annual. A deeply dramatic poppy, with intricately ruffled blooms in shades of obsidian to dark burgundy. The flowers are fully double and so large, from 3-5" across! This show-stopping variety stuns in the landscape or in arrangements. Even the seedpods wonderful additions to dried flower designs. Plants stand 3-4' tall and will readily self sow in the garden.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver somniferum var. paeoniflorum

Annual. Gorgeous double flowers have exotic, frilly petals of rich burgundy. One of the most unique and stunning varieties you can grow!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver somniferum var. paeoniflorum

Invite the Cream Peony poppy into your garden and you will be rewarded with massive, alabaster orbs! Opulent, opalescent blooms reach 4 inches across and are fully double. We love to see it romanticize a garden design and fill out floral arrangements, as it is also a great cutting type! Plants stand 3-4 feet tall, painting the landscape with large dollops of cream that sway in the breeze.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
  
• Plant Spacing: 12"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Papaver somniferum
  

Growing Tips: Direct sow in late fall, or in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Surface sow, just barely covering. Grows best in cool, early spring conditions in rich soil, with moderate moisture.

Three cheers for this brilliant crimson red pompom style annual poppy! The highly doubled, frilled heads make a wild statement in the landscape with their unusual form and stunning color. Plants stand 3-4 feet tall with misty blue-green ruffled foliage and massive blooms that reach 4-5 inches across! A loud and eye-catching variety to use as a focal point in containers, beds and borders. Annual that readily reseeds.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
  
• Plant Spacing: 12"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Papaver somniferum
  

Growing Tips: Direct sow in late fall, or in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Surface sow, just barely covering. Grows best in cool, early spring conditions in rich soil, with moderate moisture.

Annual. Enormous flowers reach 6" across. Each is intricately crinkled and feathered or frilled, of unbelievably vivid scarlet. At the center of each is a snow-white Greek cross. The variety does indeed resemble the national flag of Denmark: a white cross on a scarlet field. Flowers attain a height of about 30". Breathtaking in mass plantings!\

• Annual
• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver somniferum

Our new favorite, as it was the first to flower, with loads of blushing blooms all spring! Just try not to fall in love with this poppy with petals like vibrant silk! Its gleaming jewel tones of coral, salmon, rose and cerise make it a must have for any garden design. The dazzling blooms are semi double to fully double with picotee edging. The nodding blooms will gently blow in the breeze, beckoning pollinators and enthralling onlookers. This annual type poppy self sows, producing 18-30 inch tall plants with blooms that reach 3 inches across.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
  
• Plant Spacing: 10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Papaver rhoeas
  

Growing Tips: Direct sow in late fall, or in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Surface sow, just barely covering. Grows best in cool, early spring conditions in rich soil, with moderate moisture.

Annual. Beautiful, large double blooms in shades of rose striped with creamy white. This new poppy resembles those once seen in antique herbal books. The dried pods are filled with seeds that can be used in baking. Simply gorgeous! Your garden will be blessed with the simple elegance of this stunning selection.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver somniferum

Annual. Breadseed-type poppy in shades of red, purple, and pink. The papery blooms are so large and showy! And after blooming is done, large pods yield blue-gray poppy seeds that are ideal for use in baking and confections. Simply shake the seeds out and store them, then use the empty pods in dried arrangements. At 3-4' in height, the brilliant flowers and prickly, gray-green foliage are quite a sight!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver somniferum

Annual. Giant 4-5" flowers are fully double and bright salmon-pink with creamy frosted edges that make this variety simply stunning! After flowering, it also produces unique seed pods popular in dried arrangements. Richly colored blooms that make a bold statement!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver somniferum

Massive, blue-green poppy pods are the size of a golf ball and make an exotic floral design element. When dried, they are full of delicious bread seeds! The 3' plants have sturdy stems and produce large, single lavender-to-pink blooms. Petals fall back, revealing pods among the largest we've grown! Highly sought after by flower farmers, high-end floral designers, and home gardeners alike. Loads of seeds are stuffed into these big pods, making it a popular choice among bakers and heirloom chefs!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver somniferum

Annual. Extraterrestrial and out of this world! The Hen and Chicks poppy is highly coveted by fine florists who use the unusual seed heads in arrangements. Named for its unusual habit of forming small clusters of smaller seed pods in a halo shape around the main seed pod, like a momma hen and her chicks. The fresh flowers are gorgeous in their own right, with silky pink petals splashed with purple. As the petals fall, the strikingly unusual form of the seed pods is fully revealed! Plants stand 2.5-3' tall on long slender stems that make them excellent for cutting and drying. Easily self sows!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver somniferum

Growing Tips: Direct sow in late fall, or in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Surface sow, just barely covering. Grows best in cool, early spring conditions in rich soil, with moderate moisture.

Annual. A graceful and gorgeous poppy from Hungary, beloved for its tasty seeds. This edible breadseed poppy produces dazzling purple petals that give way to large seed-filled pods. The pods are excellent for arranging, adding unique form to designs. The seeds are light blue with nutty flavor. An annual that easily self sows, we love to plant this poppy in drifts, creating a swaying sea of purple color. Many Hungarian recipes call for poppy seeds, from fillings for rolls and bread. There is even a traditional noodle dish with ground poppy seed topping.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10" 
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver somniferum

Growing Tips: Direct sow in late fall, or in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Surface sow, just barely covering. Grows best in cool, early spring conditions in rich soil, with moderate moisture.

70 days. Perhaps the most high-octane colorful mix we have seen! These glorious double blooms dazzle in candy sweet colors of shimmering apricot, tangerine, cherry red and rose. These stunning flowers sway atop 8-12 inch stems, attracting beneficial insects such as hoverflies.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
  
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
  
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Eschscholzia californica
  

Growing Tips: Direct sow in late fall, or in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Surface sow, just barely covering. Grows best in cool, early spring conditions in rich soil, with moderate moisture.

Annual. Ladybird is a delightful domesticated version of a wildflower from the Caucasus, Turkey and Iran. Lipstick red poppy with black spots, these colorful blooms are reminiscent of ladybird beetle wings. A popular choice for maintained wildflower fields and patches and recipient of the prestigious R.H.S.’s Award of Garden merit. Gardeners have included the dainty Ladybird poppy in their garden designs for hundreds of years. Plants stand just 1-2 feet tall with 3-inch blooms; annual that self seeds. 

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver commutatum

Averages 98 days to bloom. This variety puts on a particularly sensational show in the garden. The 3-4.5 inch feather-light blooms seem to float atop wispy 2-3 foot stems. Magnificent wine-colored blooms and misty blue-green lettuce-leaf-type foliage creates a bold contrast. This dramatic poppy is a garden designer’s dream. It comes as no surprise that the variety was carefully selected and bred by Lauren Springer, a well-known garden designer and author! Lauren’s painterly style shines through in this bold, grape-purple poppy, perfect for creating whimsical landscapes! The clouds of purple blooms are ultra-attractive to pollinators, especially bees. It’s an annual that self seeds readily.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver somniferum
  

Growing Tips: Direct sow in late fall, or in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Surface sow, just barely covering. Grows best in cool, early spring conditions in rich soil, with moderate moisture.

Annual. Amazing double and semi-double lanciniata-type flowers in delicate lilac color. The large, frilly blooms are truly eye-catching in contrast to the blue-grey foliage of the plants. Just scatter the seeds in early spring and wait for the colorful blooms. One of the most unique and beautiful poppies you can grow!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver somniferum

Annual. A lovely mixture of misty and subtle shades! It's said late painter and gardener Sir Cedric Morris selected and named this mixture of pale and smoky colors as grey, lilac, mauve, pink, soft orange, and white. Flowers may have flecking in the same tones and some delightful picotees. It is one of the most subtle poppy mixtures to grow in the garden. Easy, direct seeding on almost any soil. Stunning!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver rhoeas

Annual. Flanders Poppy with a twist! The range of color runs from dusky rose to burgundy, combined with silvery stripes make each double bloom resemble antique silk. Unique and very choice! This was a show-stopper in our 2016 gardens.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 6-8" 
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver rhoeas

Growing Tips: Direct sow in late fall, or in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Surface sow, just barely covering. Grows best in cool, early spring conditions in rich soil, with moderate moisture.

Annual. Large, double flowers are stunning, bright grape-purple. These big beauties really make a statement in your cottage garden. Seed pods produce lots of great poppy seeds for baking. Big peony-like flowers are among the loveliest you can grow.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver somniferum

98 days. A sweetheart pink pompom bloom that is 4 inches across. One of the earliest to bloom and produces loads of flowers and lots of lovely seed pods! The highly doubled, frilled heads make a wild statement in the landscape with their unusual form and stunning color. Plants stand 3-4 feet tall with misty blue-green ruffled foliage! A loud and eye-catching variety to use as a focal point in containers, beds and borders. Annual that readily reseeds. A favorite in our trials.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
  
• Plant Spacing: 12"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Papaver somniferum
  

Growing Tips: Direct sow in late fall, or in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Surface sow, just barely covering. Grows best in cool, early spring conditions in rich soil, with moderate moisture.

These massive scarlet blooms are positively majestic as they sway in the breeze atop wiry stems. The regal, highly-ruffled heads reach an impressive 5" across and sit proudly atop 2-3' stems. We adore this variety for landscape and floral design. Plant en masse, or use sparingly as a focal point.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver laciniatum

A stunning gem plucked from one of the most beloved gardens in England. The pillowy soft, snow white petals of Sissinghurst White poppy originated in the famous “white garden” at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent, England. All plants in this particular garden fall within the range of white, from cream colors to crisp snow white like this poppy. The color blocked planting makes for a breathtaking effect. Two-to-three-foot-tall plants have dust-blue foliage and pods and large blooms that dance in the breeze like clouds across the sky. The plant collection at Sissinghurst Gardens is internationally respected. This is a treasure that we are delighted to see reaching gardens across the globe! Annual poppy that readily self sows.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
  
• Plant Spacing: 12"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Papaver somniferum
  

Growing Tips: Direct sow in late fall, or in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Surface sow, just barely covering. Grows best in cool, early spring conditions in rich soil, with moderate moisture.

This strawberry sherbet-colored California poppy is unbelievably gorgeous! The petals are like little bundles of silk in sunset colors! 1.5' tall plants are prefect in beds, borders, and containers. Hardy from zones 3-10, and average 60-75 days to bloom.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 6-8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Eschscholzia californica

Try not to smile when gazing upon this colorful queen of the garden! This Fleuroselect winner truly reigns supreme. Believed to be the largest of its species, these can be nearly three times as large as shirley-type poppies. Large blooms with picotee edging in magenta-to-cherry tones and orange hues draw attention in beds and borders, especially from butterflies and bees!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver rhoeas

Growing Tips: Direct sow in late fall, or in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Surface sow, just barely covering. Grows best in cool, early spring conditions in rich soil, with moderate moisture.

Fantastic blooms burst open with frizzled, frilly, green-tinged white petals, making a beautiful ruckus in the garden! A blizzard of 5" white blooms will blow in the breeze atop 3' plants. This opium type poppy variety is believed to date back to the 1760s.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver laciniatum

Perennial. A native of Morocco, Papaver rupifragum brings saturated tangerine tones to the most rocky and arid landscapes. Plants form small mounds of blue foliage just 8-12" wide. Wiry 2' stems are topped with double-petaled, satin blooms in the most striking translucent orange hue. This pollinator-attracting blooms in the first year and reseeds readily. In 1890, Sir William Jackson Hooker described finding P. rupifragum growing in dry, rocky places of southern Morocco at an elevation of 6,000 - 7,000 feet. Indeed, this drought-tolerant plant is perfect for meadows, xeriscaping, rocky gardens, and sunny, dry locations!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 14-21 Days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 60-65 F
• Plant Spacing: 8-10"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Papaver rupifragum

Growing Tips: Direct sow in late fall, or in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Surface sow, just barely covering. Grows best in cool, early spring conditions in rich soil, with moderate moisture.