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Poppy Seeds - Shirley
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Shirley Poppy (Papaver Rhoeas) - The Shirley Poppy selection has semi-double and double forms, as well as flowers with a ring of contrasting color around the edge called the picotee form. Easily grown from Shirley Poppy seeds, xeriscape gardeners enthusiastically grow this variety for the wonderful display of diverse color and forms and water conservation.
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Flower Specifications
SEEDS PER POUND
3,401,942
SEASON
Annual
USDA ZONES
3 - 9
HEIGHT
12 - 15 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Summer
BLOOM COLOR
Mix
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun
SOIL TYPE
Loose, well-drained, pH 6.1 - 7.3
DEER RESISTANT
Yes
LATIN NAME
Papaver Rhoeas
Shirley Poppy (Papaver Rhoeas) - The drought tolerant Shirley Poppy comes from Shirley, England, where in the 1880s, a local vicar carefully selected and hybridized Poppies in his own wild flower garden. Over many years he obtained a strain of Poppies ranging in colors from white to pale lilac to pink and red, and unlike the wild Poppies these had no dark blotches at the base of the petals. Over the years, further wildflower Poppy selection has created the semi-double and double forms, as well as flowers with a ring of contrasting color around the edge called the picotee form. Easily grown from Shirley Poppy seeds, xeriscape gardeners enthusiastically grow this variety for the wonderful display of diverse color and forms and water conservation. How to Grow Poppies: Directly sow Poppy seeds in early spring before frosts have finished. Shirley Poppies grow best in loose soil that drains well. Press the flower seeds firmly into the soil and keep the soil moist until germination.