The Great Scarlet Poppy is a majestic garden presence, The King of the Poppies and a star in the vase as well as the garden. Find a place at the back of the sunny border for this long-lived, easy-care perennial and begin crowning your floral display every year with unforgettable color!
This is a vigorous, upright, self-supporting plant, growing quickly and setting masses of large, rather erect leaves on thick, strong stems. The flowers appear at the very top of the stem, opening from large buds. The bright red petals are papery and slightly crinkled, surrounding a center that shades from deepest violet to charcoal-black. So beautiful!
And best of all, these flowers are simply enormous. Seven inches is a conservative estimate; the blooms on your plants will probably be able to beat it! Long-lasting and so dramatic, the Great Scarlet Poppy is simply breathtaking.
This Poppy does best in areas where summers are not humid and the soil is well-drained. But even if you do not live in a region where this Poppy thrives, grow it as an annual! One season of blooms is more than worth it -- and the Great Scarlet Poppy will freely scatter seed if you leave the last blooms on the plant.
The seeds are best sown direct, either in spring or fall (for spring blooms). If you must start them indoors, choose a deep pot and transplant the seedlings as soon as you can in spring. Sharp, well-drained, sandy soil in full sun is ideal. Packet is 100 seeds.
Planted in borders and rock gardens. P. nudicaule is the only poppy suitable for cut flower use. P. alpinum grows 5-10 inches high, 1 1/2 inch flowers in colors of white, yellow, or pink. It is native to the European Alps and hardy from Zones 4 to 6. P. nudicaule has single or double, cup-shaped flowers in colors of white and yellow, red, orange, rose, or apricot. Native to North America and hardy from Zones 2 to 7. P. orientale is a basal rosette of coarse, pinnate leaves growing 2-4 feet tall. The late spring flowers are 4-6 inches diameter and are colored white, orange, pink, red, or salmon, all with black centers. Native to Asia and hardy from Zones 2 to 7. P. rhoeas Field Poppy, is native to Europe. The 2 inch flowers come in colors of red, purple, white, pink, salmon, or orange, often with dark centers
Superior Germination Through Superior Science
First of all, we have humidity- and temperature-controlled storage, and we never treat any of our seeds with chemicals or pesticides. Nor do we ever sell GMO's (genetically modified seeds), so you always know the products you're buying from us are natural as well as safe for you and the environment.
Superior Standards - University Inspected
Hand Packed By Experienced Technicians
Park Seed has been handling and packing vegetable and flower seeds for 145 years, a history that has given us a great understanding of how each variety should be cared for and maintained throughout every step of theprocess, from collection to shipping.
When packing our seeds, the majority are actually done by hand (with extreme care!), and we often over-pack them, so you're receiving more than the stated quantity.
The Park Seed Gold Standard
Heirloom Seeds are open-pollinated -- they are not hybrids. You can gather and save heirloom seed from year to year and they will grow true to type every year, so they can be passed down through generations. To be considered an heirloom, a variety would have to be at least from the 1940's and 3 generations old (many varieties are much older -- some 100 years or more!).
Hybrid seed are the product of cross-pollination between 2 different parent plants, resulting in a new plant/seed that is different from the parents. Unlike Heirloom seed, hybrid seed need to be re-purchased new every year (and not saved). They usually will not grow true to type if you save them, but will revert to one of the parents they were crossed with and most likely look/taste different in some way.
The Great Scarlet Poppy is a majestic garden presence, The King of the Poppies and a star in the vase as well as the garden. Find a place at the back of the sunny border for this long-lived, easy-care perennial and begin crowning your floral display every year with unforgettable color!
This is a vigorous, upright, self-supporting plant, growing quickly and setting masses of large, rather erect leaves on thick, strong stems. The flowers appear at the very top of the stem, opening from large buds. The bright red petals are papery and slightly crinkled, surrounding a center that shades from deepest violet to charcoal-black. So beautiful!
And best of all, these flowers are simply enormous. Seven inches is a conservative estimate; the blooms on your plants will probably be able to beat it! Long-lasting and so dramatic, the Great Scarlet Poppy is simply breathtaking.
This Poppy does best in areas where summers are not humid and the soil is well-drained. But even if you do not live in a region where this Poppy thrives, grow it as an annual! One season of blooms is more than worth it -- and the Great Scarlet Poppy will freely scatter seed if you leave the last blooms on the plant.
The seeds are best sown direct, either in spring or fall (for spring blooms). If you must start them indoors, choose a deep pot and transplant the seedlings as soon as you can in spring. Sharp, well-drained, sandy soil in full sun is ideal. Packet is 100 seeds.
Planted in borders and rock gardens. P. nudicaule is the only poppy suitable for cut flower use. P. alpinum grows 5-10 inches high, 1 1/2 inch flowers in colors of white, yellow, or pink. It is native to the European Alps and hardy from Zones 4 to 6. P. nudicaule has single or double, cup-shaped flowers in colors of white and yellow, red, orange, rose, or apricot. Native to North America and hardy from Zones 2 to 7. P. orientale is a basal rosette of coarse, pinnate leaves growing 2-4 feet tall. The late spring flowers are 4-6 inches diameter and are colored white, orange, pink, red, or salmon, all with black centers. Native to Asia and hardy from Zones 2 to 7. P. rhoeas Field Poppy, is native to Europe. The 2 inch flowers come in colors of red, purple, white, pink, salmon, or orange, often with dark centers
Superior Germination Through Superior Science
First of all, we have humidity- and temperature-controlled storage, and we never treat any of our seeds with chemicals or pesticides. Nor do we ever sell GMO's (genetically modified seeds), so you always know the products you're buying from us are natural as well as safe for you and the environment.
Superior Standards - University Inspected
Hand Packed By Experienced Technicians
Park Seed has been handling and packing vegetable and flower seeds for 145 years, a history that has given us a great understanding of how each variety should be cared for and maintained throughout every step of theprocess, from collection to shipping.
When packing our seeds, the majority are actually done by hand (with extreme care!), and we often over-pack them, so you're receiving more than the stated quantity.
The Park Seed Gold Standard
Heirloom Seeds are open-pollinated -- they are not hybrids. You can gather and save heirloom seed from year to year and they will grow true to type every year, so they can be passed down through generations. To be considered an heirloom, a variety would have to be at least from the 1940's and 3 generations old (many varieties are much older -- some 100 years or more!).
Hybrid seed are the product of cross-pollination between 2 different parent plants, resulting in a new plant/seed that is different from the parents. Unlike Heirloom seed, hybrid seed need to be re-purchased new every year (and not saved). They usually will not grow true to type if you save them, but will revert to one of the parents they were crossed with and most likely look/taste different in some way.