If you love poppies too, consider adding a "Wizard of Oz" garden to your yard, complete with a yellow brick road, characters, and, of course, poppies to make them sleep. The California Poppy will bloom in 45 to 60 days from seed and plants often self-sow themselves to perform as a perennial. The 'Thai Silk Mixed' variety includes all the colors. Other colors available are bronze, scarlet, rose, or white. The ¾ to 2 ½ inch flowers are usually deep orange to pale yellow. The California Poppy ( Eschscholzia californica) will flower all summer at a height of 12 to 15 inches. Although in the poppy family, this is not a true poppy. The 'Mother of Pearl' plants are covered in 3-inch blooms in delicate shades of soft blue, lilac, pink, white, lavender, and peach.įinally, consider adding the California Poppy to your collection. The 'Angels Choir' variety is 18 to 24 inches tall with old-rose colors of pinks, whites, and reds. The Shirley poppy is a nice double poppy ( Papaver rhoeas). The foliage does not die back and we get flowers each year. These poppies have a much longer bloom time than Oriental poppies. Regardless, we usually reseed or replant these each year. The annual-type poppies are usually grown as annuals here, although are actually short-lived perennials. Plants will not bloom until the 2nd year. The Oriental poppy can be started by dividing old clumps or by sowing seed. Remember that poppies do best if left undisturbed. I've had good success using Baby's Breath ( Gypsophila paniculata) and Hibiscus. Use other plants around the poppy to conceal the dying foliage or vacant space. The foliage of Oriental poppy dies after flowering and leaves open spaces in the garden for the rest of the season. There are many different varieties available including 'Pizzicato' that produces up to 20 huge flowers per plant and the dwarf scarlet one called "Dwarf Allegro'. The single flowers are orange, scarlet, pink, or white blooms with dark centers. It grows 18-36 inches tall and blooms in early summer. The Oriental poppy ( Papaver orientale) is the largest and most eye-catching of the poppies. Most people grow either the perennial Oriental poppy or one of the many annual-type poppies. One source lists 39 different species alone. There are many different types of poppies. Of course, I also plant poppies in my garden. I collect antique Hall china in the orange poppy pattern and have my kitchen decorated in poppies. I am not sure why, but I have a fascination with poppies. Written by Rhonda Ferree, retired horticulture educator
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