Poppy 'Falling in Love'
Semi- and fully double blooms in all shades of red, plus pink and white!
This Dutch introduction offers rich, watercolor shades hard to find elsewhere in the garden. Cupped and rounded, the 3-inch blooms look like silk, and arise very heavily on plants 9 to 18 inches tall and 12 inches wide. Cut all you like -- these blooms were made for displaying!
Adaptable to many climates, all that 'Falling in Love' really needs is full sun and well-drained soil, even if it's on the dry side. A fine choice for containers as well as the garden, it is untroubled by most pests and diseases, and puts up with rough weather beautifully. The blooms begin in midsummer and continue into fall in most areas. Spectacular! Pkt is 100 seeds.
Here is part of the poem inspired by the sight of wild red Poppies growing in Flanders, France, near the end of the First World War:
| Genus | Papaver |
| Species | rhoeas hybrids |
| Variety | 'Falling in Love' |
| Bloom Season | Mid Summer - Early Fall |
| Habit | Upright |
| Plant Height | 9 in - 18 in |
| Plant Width | 12 in |
| Bloom Size | 3 in |
| Item Form | Seeds |
| Additional Characteristics | Bloom First Year, Butterfly Lovers, Direct Sow, Double Blooms, Easy Care Plants, Flower, Long Bloomers |
| Bloom Color | Coral, Mix, Multi-Color, Pink, Red, Rose, Salmon, White |
| Bloom Season | Fall |
| Foliage Color | Dark Green |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Moisture Requirements | Dry, Moist, well-drained |
| Resistance | Disease Resistant, Pest Resistant |
| Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy, Sandy |
| Uses | Beds, Containers, Cut Flowers, Fall Color |
