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Papaver rhoeas
FLOWER-POPPY MIX are some of the most beautiful flowers you can grow. The petals are as thin & delicate as crepe paper. Do you have a special area that would look divine covered in Poppies? Not just one color or one variety but lots of colors & different varieties. This pack contains a blend of Shirley, Flanders, Iceland, and Peony types with a range of colors and types giving you an excellent array of flowering periods, heights and colors. These poppies will self-seed giving you a continual mix of poppies for many seasons to come.
Sow seeds in spring. Loosen the dirt up in the area that you are going to be planting your poppy seeds. It’s important to lightly water them every 3-5 days. After the shoots have come through thin them out, they will not flower well if this process is skipped. Once they are 5cm or so tall, move them to their final resting place. When they start to flower, remove buds to ensure that they keep producing blooms. In summer, let the seed pods develop to harvest seeds for the next season.
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height (cm)
Varies by species
Season of Interest
Spring / Summer
Temperature Range (°C)
10 - 25
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual / Perennial
Frost Hardy / Tender
Varies with species
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Soil
Well-draining soil
pH
6 - 7
Soil Temperature (°C)
10 - 25
Seed Preparation
No special preparation required
Sowing Depth (mm)
3 - 6
Plant Spacing (cm)
Varies with species
Row spacing (cm)
Varies with species
Watering
Regular watering, do not let the soil dry out
Germination Time (Days)
Varies with species
Harvest Time (Days)
grown for its ornamental value and is not typically harvested.
Good Companion Plants
Shasta daisy, Lupine, California poppy, Salvia, Larkspur
Bad Companion Plants
Brassicas, Nightshades, Legumes
Pests
Diseases
Downy mildew, Powdery mildew, Grey mould
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.
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
