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Opium Poppy |
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Breadseed Poppy |
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Peony-Flowered Poppy |
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Lettuce Leaf Poppy |
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Feathered Poppy |
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Fringed Poppy (Laciniatum Group) |
| Papaver somniferum | Accepted |
| Papaver somniferum subsp. setigerum | Synonym |
| Papaver somniferum var. paeoniflorum | Synonym |
| Papaver paeoniflorum | Synonym |
| Papaver paeoniiflorum |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 3 feet |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Orange Pink Red Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Culinary Herb Cut Flower |
| Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Resistances: | Birds Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Squirrels |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Other info: Self seeds |
| Pollinators: | Self Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
Field Poppies, the Memorial FlowerSometimes when we are going full blast ahead and not paying a bit of attention to anything around us, something stunning catches our eyes and an old truth simply slaps us right in the face. It happened to me when I saw the poppies.
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| Posted by robertduval14 (Mason, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Sep 19, 2016 10:16 PM National flower of the Republic of Macedonia. [ Reply to this comment | |
| dragonfetti | On January 20, 2015 | Obtained plant From One Stop Poppy Shoppe |
| lovesblooms | On March 18, 2016 | Seeds germinated |
| lovesblooms | On March 7, 2016 | Seeds sown winter sown |
| piksihk | On April 1, 2017 | Bloomed Self down seeds in veggie bed |
| Samlav | On March 18, 2018 | Seeds germinated Winter sown January 10 in milk jug. Obtained seeds in seed swap purchase from Chiltern seeds. Seedlings have emerged. |
| MrsBinWY | On January 28, 2019 | Seeds germinated activity in all 4 pots |
| MrsBinWY | On January 19, 2019 | Seeds sown commercial seeds from poisondartfrog, 4 pots w/6 seeds each in cold sun room |
| dnrevel | On March 15, 2021 | Seeds germinated See photo. Germinated in March! |
| dnrevel | On January 13, 2021 | Seeds sown Winter Sown. Peony poppy, double blend from Botanical Interests. |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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| sowing poppies...please advise! by cwalke | Mar 8, 2021 11:54 AM | 1 |
| What is this plant? by Craig_J | Dec 28, 2020 3:08 PM | 3 |
| Papaver somniferum by Hippiekid | Dec 24, 2020 10:21 AM | 1 |
| What poppy is this? by EdithWolford | Aug 30, 2020 2:12 PM | 5 |
| Death and poppy seeds by holkapolka | Aug 1, 2020 8:54 AM | 4 |
| Untitled by MochaJoe | Jul 1, 2020 10:45 AM | 1 |
| What is it called by dragonflyy | May 28, 2020 10:01 AM | 3 |
| Looking for Izmir Poppies?? by OkanaganOrganics | Apr 12, 2020 2:15 PM | 1 |
| Seedlings. lupine, larkspur, now what? by Turbosaurus | Mar 29, 2021 6:05 PM | 41 |
| Poppy Papaver somniferum seeds and growing by holkapolka | Mar 7, 2020 11:03 AM | 1 |
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