Common Name: Poppy Shirley Double Mix
Scientific Name: Papaver rhoeas
Life Cycle: Annual
Remarks: This perennial flower, normally grown as an annual is also known as "Field Poppy" or "Corn Poppy". Mixed colours.
Type Of Seed: Open pollinated, a non-hybrid type of seed that can reproduce itself to have similar traits the parent plant from one generation to the next. If you are saving the seeds, as long as pollen is not shared between two varieties of the same species, the seeds should remain true to type year after year.
Plant Height: 70cm
When To Sow: Late Summer + Autumn (can be sown Winter).
Sowing Depth + Method: 1mm deep, sow direct is best. If raising seedlings, take care when transplanting not to disturb the roots.
Spacing: 30cm apart
Position: Full Sun
Days until germination: 10 - 14 days
Approx Number of Seeds: 300 - 500
Note: WA orders are sent weekly as they require quarantine inspections on arrival to WA