Everyone’s favourite, the corn poppy papaver rhoeas. Likely to be mostly shades of red with small variations.
Sow: March–April / September–October
Height: Approx. 40cm
Seeds: Approx. 100
Type: Hardy Annual
Good for: Cottage gardens
GROWING NOTES
Keep the seedbed or compost evenly moist while germination takes place, then grow on in good light.
SEED SAVING
Leave a few seed heads to ripen until dry. Tip out the seed, dry thoroughly and store somewhere cool and dry.
Grown, harvested and packed by Missenden Seeds in the Chiltern Hills. Open-pollinated and grown without chemical pesticides or peat.
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Everyone’s favourite, the corn poppy papaver rhoeas. Likely to be mostly shades of red with small variations.
Sow: March–April / September–October
Height: Approx. 40cm
Seeds: Approx. 100
Type: Hardy Annual
Good for: Cottage gardens
GROWING NOTES
Keep the seedbed or compost evenly moist while germination takes place, then grow on in good light.
SEED SAVING
Leave a few seed heads to ripen until dry. Tip out the seed, dry thoroughly and store somewhere cool and dry.
Grown, harvested and packed by Missenden Seeds in the Chiltern Hills. Open-pollinated and grown without chemical pesticides or peat.
For more on poppies click here…
