Papaver nudicale Mixed
Hardy Biennial
- Flowers: Summer
- Position: Full sun
- Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Height: 15 inches
- Germination: Easy
- Aftercare: Easy
- Ideal for: Border
Description
Exquisite flowers for the spring garden and a superb source of cut flowers. One of the chief favourites among garden flowers, with long stems and bright saucer-like flowers. To make them last a really long time cut while in bud and seal stems off with boiling water or flame.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | late spring/early summer. |
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| Sowing depth: | 6mm (¼ inch) in drills 25cm (10 inches) apart. |
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Sow outdoors in a well prepared seed bed. Sow the seeds very thinly. Keep the soil damp until germination takes place and thin out the seedlings if crowded when large enough to handle.
Growing Instructions
Transplant 30-45cm (12-18 inches) apart into flowering site in the autumn for flowering the following year.
Aftercare Instructions
They prefer full sun and well drained soil but will grow well in most soils.
