General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Water Preferences: Mesic
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Taproot
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Cooked
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Bees

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Common names
  • Peony Poppy
  • Opium Poppy
  • Paeony Flowered Poppy (Paeoniiflorum Group)

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Date: 2021-06-06
Location: Warren, Vermont
Date: 2020-07-06

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Plant Events from our members
piksihk On November 22, 2014 Seeds sown
lovesblooms On March 14, 2020 Seeds germinated
lovesblooms On March 1, 2020 Seeds sown
winter sow
dnrevel On February 11, 2023 Seeds sown
Seeds received from seed swap (lots!) Tried the stones & sand method of direct sowing. Planted in front garden bed, south east, to the right of the Star Magnolia and toward the pool cubby, near the Sweet Peas.
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