General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 8 to 10 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Semi-double blooms are cream, heavily splashed in rose-pink
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, covering with a thin layer of soil
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Pollinators: Bees

Common names
  • Poppy

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