Corn Poppy
Flower Seed
Product ID: 1611
Classic red poppy seen in fields throughout Europe.
Large, 3-4" blooms provide cheerful color to any garden spot. Long-blooming. Ht. 12-24". Avg. 208,500 seeds/oz. Packet: 500 seeds.
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DAYS TO GERMINATION: 14-21 days at 60-75°F (16-24°C).
SOWING: Direct seed (recommended): As soon as soil can be worked. Plant seeds 1/4" deep, as they require darkness to germinate. Thin when first true leaves appear.
LIGHT PREFERENCE: Sun.
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Any moist, well-drained soil.
PLANT HEIGHT: 12-24".
PLANT SPACING: 6-8".
HARDINESS ZONES: Annual.
HARVEST: Fresh: When buds are swollen and showing color. Sear stem ends. Cut flowers last 2-4 days.
USES: Naturalizing. Mass plantings, beds, and borders. Short-lived cut flower.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Papaver rhoeas
SOWING: Direct seed (recommended): As soon as soil can be worked. Plant seeds 1/4" deep, as they require darkness to germinate. Thin when first true leaves appear.
LIGHT PREFERENCE: Sun.
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Any moist, well-drained soil.
PLANT HEIGHT: 12-24".
PLANT SPACING: 6-8".
HARDINESS ZONES: Annual.
HARVEST: Fresh: When buds are swollen and showing color. Sear stem ends. Cut flowers last 2-4 days.
USES: Naturalizing. Mass plantings, beds, and borders. Short-lived cut flower.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Papaver rhoeas
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Quick Facts
- Latin Name
- Papaver rhoeas
- Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.
- 55 - 65 Days
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Life Cycle
Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).
- Annual
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Hybrid Status
Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next. - Open Pollinated
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Product Features
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Wildflower
- Wildflower
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Heirloom
- Seeds saved over many years and passed down, in original form, from generation to generation.
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Grows Well in Containers
- Variety does well when grown in a container.
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