General Information

  • Category- Flower
  • Binomial Name- Papaver rhoeas
  • Common Names- Corn rose, Corn poppy, Field poppy
  • Spread- 12 inches**
  • Height- 36 inches**
  • Average Production- 20-30 flower per plant
  • Days to Maturity- 75-90 days*

Environmental Requirements

  • Soil-  Well-drained soils
  • Soil pH- 6.8-7.5
  • Soil moisture- 20%
  • Sun Requirements- Full Sun
  • Best Time to Plant- Autumn (September-October)
  • Temperature range- 14-32 Celsius

Tips to Grow Poppy

  1. Arrange good quality poppy seeds.
  2. The soil should be alkaline, acid or neutral.
  3. Pour some poppy seeds into your hand and sprinkle them very thinly across the container to create natural looking drifts.
  4. We can add compost before sowing the seeds for better growth.
  5. To harvest seed pods, cut when the pods turn light brown.

** The values are standard values but might change a bit.

*To get flowers quickly, the users can buy plants from nursery.

Flowers