General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 24-28 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Oriental Poppy

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Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2016-06-08
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2016-06-06
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2016-06-08
Mrs. Perry fades to a softer peach-pink as the flowers age.

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