Oriental poppy
Habit | herbaceous
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Height: | ⇕ | 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24. to 40 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40. |
Width: | ⇔ | 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. to 20 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. |
Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
Origin: | ✈ | W Asia |
Exposure: | ☼ | sun, part-sun |
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Water: | ◍ | moist, moderate |
Features: | ✓ | flowers |
USDA Zones: | 3 to 9.5 | |
Sunset Zones: | 1-11, 14-21, 30-45 | |
Flower features: | ❀ | red, orange, pink |
Papaver > |
Papaver orientale or Oriental poppy is a perennial poppy of the genus Papaver.
Aside from its natural brilliant orange-scarlet, since the later 19th century selective breeding for gardens has created a range of colors from clean white with eggplant-black blotches ("Barr's White" is the standard against which other whites are measured), through clear true pinks and salmon pinks to a deep maroon.
Oriental poppies throw up a mound of handsome, finely cut hairy foliage in spring. After flowering the foliage dies away entirely, a property that allows their survival in the summer drought of Central Asia. Late-developing plants should be planted nearby to fill the developing gap. Fresh leaves appear with autumn rains.
ExpandRead about Oriental poppy in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Cultivation
In the late summer, the oriental poppy becomes dormant. Protect the plant in the winter with mulching. The flower originated in Asia with a hardiness zone of 3-8 average. It usually thrives in light calcarous soil and in full sun or part shade.
Cut the stem of the flower off if you want a second flower, unless you want to keep the seeds.
Be careful not to over-water.
Propagation
Sow seeds after potential of frost when soil has thoroughly warmed. The seeds should be sown at a depth of about one cm, The average temperature should be approximately 70 °F (21 °C) for planting. Oriental Poppies do not handle transplanting well. Germination period is 10–20 days.
Divide plants in Augustsn.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
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