Wild Ginger Farm
PAPAVER
POPPIES
Papaver alpinum - Alpine Poppy |
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Orange Flowers |
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of gray-green leaves with orange flowers in summer. 8” x 8” Full sun,
deep, sharply drained soil, regular water. Can be short-lived but
self-sows readily. Native to the mountains of Europe. Zones 5-8. Papaveraceae
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Japanese Alpine Poppy |
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Miniature Poppy |
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very compact poppy is only 6” x 4”. It has gray-green leaves and pale
yellow flowers - followed by attractive seed heads - and blooms over
a long period. Grow in full sun in deep, sharply drained soil. Grow
in small-scale rock gardens, troughs and other containers. Can be
short-lived but produces copious amounts of seeds. Hardy to
–30 F. Papaveraceae
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'Flore Pleno' |
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Spanish Poppy |
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| A free flowering poppy with tufts of mid-green leaves from which emerges long stems topped with a single large double, orange flowers. Blooms over a long period. 18” x 8” Grow in full sun in deep, well drained soil. As with all poppies, it can be short-lived but self-sows readily. The species is native to the imestone cliffs and crevices of
Sierra de Grazalema in
Southern Spain. Zones 6-9. Papaveraceae
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| © | Turkish Poppy |
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Large tufts of pale green leaves with spikes of papery, cream to apricot flowers in early summer. 24” x 24” Full sun, well-drained soil, mod to low water. Hardy to –20 degrees F. Papaveraceae
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