FLOWER-POPPY-FLANDERS
FLOWER-POPPY-FLANDERS
A$3.50
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Papaver rhoeas
FLOWER-POPPY-FLANDERS is an annual flower with cup-shaped, four-petalled, single blooms in bright red held aloft on single stems. These delicate, papery flowers emerge like a butterfly from a hairy chrysalis & will fill any mixed border with plenty of color & warmth. Best when planted en-masse, they will keep flowering over a long period, generally, around 20 weeks from the sowing of seed. Good as a cut flower Flanders is also known as Corn poppy & Field poppy. The flowers are used to commemorate the First World War.
Seeds should be sown directly into the garden or pots in which they are to be grown as they don’t like to be moved. In pots, use a premium potting mix but in the garden, dig through lots of manure & compost so that it is nice & rich. Level the soil by tamping down gently with something flat & then scatter the seeds over the top. Cover the seed with a layer of seed raising mix that is only about 2mm thick (not too thick as the seed won’t be able to push through). Tamp this down again & water with a gentle spray.
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
60 - 90cm (1'12" - 2'11")
Season of Interest
Spring / Summer
Temperature Range
10 - 25°C (50 - 77°F)
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct
Soil
Well-draining soil, sandy loam
pH
6 - 7
Soil Temperature
10 - 25°C (50 - 77°F)
Seed Preparation
Soak the seeds in water for 24 hours before planting
Sowing Depth
3 - 6mm (⅛ - ¼")
Plant Spacing
10 - 25cm (⅜" - 1")
Row spacing
30 - 45cm (1⅛" - 1'6")
Watering
Regular watering, do not let the soil dry out
Germination Time (Days)
10 - 14
Harvest Time (Days)
grown for its ornamental value and is not typically harvested.
Good Companion Plants
Agastache, Catmint, Yarrow, Salvia, Iris
Bad Companion Plants
Brassicas, Nightshades, Legumes
Pests
Aphids (black bean aphid, green peach aphid, melon aphid), Flea Beetles, Poppy Root Weevil (Stenocarus ruficornis), Hoplia Beetle, Spittlebugs (Froghoppers), Plant Bugs (Lygus spp.), Cutworms, Leaf Miners
Diseases
Downy mildew, Powdery mildew, Verticillium wilt
More About Us
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
We as a company endeavor to provide to the public, Organic, Old Fashioned, Heritage, and Open-pollinated seeds that have not been genetically modified.
We purchased the business in November 2018 and renamed it to ABSeeds (All ‘Bout Seeds) to make the title shorter and represent what we hope to achieve with this business in the years ahead.
Seeds that we can’t grow ourselves we will acquire from people who grow for us, or we may purchase seeds from reputable heritage seed companies.
