Papaver x 'Exotic and Unusual Mix'
Poppy
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Poppy (Papaver x 'Exotic and Unusual Mix') - Description
Poppies show stunning color anywhere in your garden. Burpee's special mix features the more unusual and stunning of all poppies. You get one packet each of: Oriental Brilliant Red - orange scarlet 3" flowers Oriental Pizzicato Mix - petite reds, oranges, salmons, and whites Carneum - rare, crepe-textured peach flowers with black eyes Peony Flowered Black - ruffled pom-poms in mahogany-black Carnation Flowered Mix - fully doubled petals in black, red, white, and creme 5 packets total. Ht: 24-40". Full sun.
Poppy (Papaver x 'Exotic and Unusual Mix') - Blooming
Generally, Poppies bloom in the spring and summer with a variety of colors. Followed by seed pods.
Poppy (Papaver x 'Exotic and Unusual Mix') - Growth
Poppies can be grown in containers, raised beds and pretty much anywhere that has well-drained soil. Grows best in full sun.
Poppy (Papaver x 'Exotic and Unusual Mix') - Planting
Poppies are easily grown from the seed and generally self-sow. Annuals and biennials should be sown "in situ", while perennials should be sown in containers in a cold frame (for protection). Can also propagate perennials from root cuttings in late fall or early winter, or by division in spring.
Poppy (Papaver x 'Exotic and Unusual Mix') - Pest
Papaver is susceptible to powdery mildew, gray mold, leaf smut, root rot, and damping off.
Poppy (Papaver x 'Exotic and Unusual Mix') - Interesting facts
When cut or damaged, the stems of Papaver expel latex.
Poppy (Papaver x 'Exotic and Unusual Mix') - Soil and irrigation
Does well with most soils as long as they are well drained. The Alpine Poppy (P. alpinum) requires especially fast draining soils that would resemble the rocky slopes of where they evolved.
