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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Plant Height: 12 inches
Plant Spread: 8 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Underground structures: Taproot
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ

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Common names
  • Shirley Poppy
  • Poppy

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Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2021-04-28

Date: 2019-05-28
Need a link, as a selection of this cv. , as  'Amazing Grey' from
Location: Home
Date: 2021-05-21
Very translucent outer petals.

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Date: 2012-03-28
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2021-04-28

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Home
Date: 2022-06-09
Flowering rather late, this Spring.

Date: 2019-05-29
Amazing shades of colors, some bordering to nearly blue.

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
  • Uploaded by Joy
Plant Events from our members
KelliW On January 31, 2020 Seeds germinated
bunch of sprouts in jug
KelliW On January 5, 2020 Seeds sown
wintersown outdoors in jug, zone 6b
paleohunter On May 16, 2021 Bloomed
paleohunter On November 8, 2020 Seeds sown
antsinmypants On June 15, 2021 Bloomed
antsinmypants On April 28, 2021 Plant emerged
Indoors under lights
antsinmypants On April 22, 2021 Seeds sown
Indoors under lights.
antsinmypants On April 11, 2021 Seeds sown
Outdoors in round pot next to oval pot. Also onto scratched up ground.
ShawnSteve On June 26, 2022 Miscellaneous Event
Collected seeds.
ShawnSteve On June 9, 2022 Bloomed
A bit late, this Spring.
ShawnSteve On January 7, 2022 Seeds sown
Ex. Baker Creek, Park Seed, Jung, upon arrival.
ShawnSteve On December 28, 2021 Seeds sown
ShawnSteve On May 16, 2021 Bloomed
Saved seeds, of darkest color greys from previous year, vendor. In a nlarge pot.
Select Seed sowing of this cultivar, was during cool dry Spring, were very slow growing, likely due to being overly crowded, & were sown in rather dense soil.
ShawnSteve On March 9, 2021 Seeds germinated
This particular packet, from Select Seeds.
Have, from Park's, & Floret, too.
A nice selection, & winner of FleuroSelect Novelty.
dnrevel On July 1, 2023 Bloomed
Front yard gardens.
dnrevel On May 1, 2023 Transplanted
Set out in several garden spaces in the front yard, after hardening off for a few days outdoors.
dnrevel On February 12, 2023 Seeds sown
Tried the stones & sand method of direct sowing today using leftover seed saved from this past year. Planted in front garden bed, south east, to the left of our Star Magnolia.
dnrevel On February 3, 2023 Seeds sown
Using Dixie cups this year. Will transplant when seedlings are SMALL to help prevent transplant shock.
dnrevel On May 15, 2022 Transplanted
Planted in new bed, removed burning bush. Used both red cup transplants and winter sown jug seedlings.
dnrevel On January 26, 2022 Seeds sown
Winter Sowed more red cups and one more WS jug.
dnrevel On January 23, 2022 Seeds sown
Winter Sowed seeds in Tote - Red Cup containers AND in a WS jug. Seed from Baker Creek.
dnrevel On May 24, 2021 Maintenance performed
Plants did less well with cardboard tube subdivisions in WS jug. Using different methods in 2022.
dnrevel On March 13, 2021 Seeds germinated
One of the first to germinate. Great! New annual.
dnrevel On January 13, 2021 Seeds sown
New seeds from Botanical Interests, Winter Sown on Jan 13, 2021
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