Annual
Full sun
Ornamental plants resembling peonies, with large, tightly packed double red flowers. Showy 4–5" blooms on long, sturdy 24' stems above pale green, lettuce-like foliage.
0.2 g per packet (approx. 500 seeds)
Plant seeds outdoors in spring. Sow on the surface of the soil, or barely cover seeds. Thin to a minimum of 6″ apart. Poppies are easy to grow and the self-sow with abandon, without becoming weedy.