Annual
Full sun
Beautiful ornamental plants that resemble peonies with their large, tightly packed double flowers. Beautiful 4-5" blooms, which form on long, 2-3' sturdy stems with pale green lettuce-like leaves.
0.5 g per packet (approx. 1000 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.