Oriental Poppy Allegro (Papaver orientale) seeds

Oriental Poppy 'Allegro' (Papaver orientale) seeds

The Oriental Poppy is one of the most important shrubs that can't be missed in a flower bed. Its magnificent, bright red blossoms with a nearly black centre are open from May to June.
Contents: Approx. 200 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

4,87 Lw

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10	4,38 Lw*
100	3,66 Lw*

SKU: PAP02

GTIN: 4251420518316

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The Oriental Poppy is one of the most important perennial that can't be missed in a flower bed. Its magnificent, bright red blossoms with a nearly black centre are open from May to June. They shine so strong that you can already see them from afar. The closer you get, the more fascinated you get with the tenderness of the single petals that appear like a whiff of silk.

After heyday, the beautiful seed capsules, which you can leave as decoration in the garden, for the time being, remain. As soon as it rattles silently in the capsule when shaking, the seeds on the inside are ripe and can be easily beaten for the next sowing in the next year. Dried, the seed capsules are very beautiful in flower arrangements and as a decoration in natural-seeming flower bouquets.

Also, the blossoms are well suitable as a cut flower but they only last for a very short time in the vase. Therefore, you have to cut the buds as soon as they are about to burst.

Relatively shortly after heyday, poppy moves in. That means that the leaves wither and that you can't see any aerial plant parts anymore. Only in autumn, a new leaf rosette is formed from the tap root, which then remains over winter. Therefore, in the bed, the oriental poppy should always be planted slightly in the back and surrounded by lush, other shrubs, which then hide the gap that the poppy leaves in summer. Herefore, catnip, baby's breath, lavender, or larkspur are very well suitable.

The oriental poppy is a good plant for bees and other useful insects.

Plant description

Species:	Papaveraceae
Root system:	Taproot Deep roots
Plant type:	Herbaceous plant
Flower colour:	Red Black
Fruit colour:	Rot
Region of origin:	Turkey Iran Caucasus
Use:	Good insect food plant Dried flower Cut flower Ornamental plant
Characteristics:	Needs light to germinate Food for bees Poisonous plant Winter-hardy
Climate:	Temperate
Winter hardiness zones:	3 (-40 bis -34 °C)
Lifecycle:	Perennial
Flowering months:	May June July
Eventual height:	100-150 cm

Growing advice

Soil type:	Deep Undemanding Fresh Free-draining Dry Sandy Humus-rich
Sowing depth:	0 cm
Planting distance:	30 cm
Good companion plants:	Catnip Larkspur Baby's Breath Cranesbill
Row spacing:	30 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Water requirement:	Medium
Germination temperature:	15-20°C
Germination time:	1-4 weeks
When to sow outdoors:	March April May

Perennial for an especially sunny place in the flower bed. We recommend direct sowing outdoors from mid-March to May. Light germination: Only scatter the fine seeds onto the soil cautiously and press them on gently. Thinly sprinkle them with a little bit of sand and keep them consistently moist. If possible, the seedlings shouldn't be transplanted as poppy forms a tap root that's most often damaged hereby. Where necessary, too close standing plantlets have to be removed.

Other names

Botanical name:	Papaver orientale
German names:	Orientalischer Gartenmohn, Türkischer Mohn
French names:	Pavot D'orient
English names:	Oriental Poppy
Spanish names:	Amapola de Jardín, Amapola Oriental, Amapola de Oriente
Italian names:	Papavero Orientale, Papavero D'oriente
Dutch names:	Oosterse Klaproos, Oosterse Papaver, Reuzenklaproos
Polish names:	Mak Wschodni
Swedish names:	Jättevallmo

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