>> Those somniferums do NOT like to be densely crowded
So far the only Popies I've gotten more than 1-2 of were
orange California Poppies,
Eschscholzia californica .
I think I had ONE Opoim Poppy come up,
'Lauren's Grape' Opium Poppy
Papaver somniferum
I believe you that that funny-looking Poppy might not have wanted to snuggle up to it's neighbors. But the Eschscholzia seemed happy in a twinning mass. It wasn't so much that I PLANNED for them to grow thcikly, it was just that all those seeds sprouted and survived, whereas 3 other varieties mostly did not survive to be large enough to see. dried out? Slugs? Old seed?
This was the advice in the seed packet blurb:
California Poppy - Orange
Heirloom, Drought Tolerant, Deer resistant
Annual. (Perennial in USDA zones 7 or warmer) reseeds
keep deadheading
direct sow outside only, 2-6 wks before last frost or
or early to mid-fall for bloom the following spring.
Scatter and rake in lightly. Thinning: Not necessary
Indoor starting not recommended; does not transplant well.
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