Papaver

Wild Ginger Farm

PAPAVER

POPPIES

Papaver alpinum -

Alpine Poppy

Orange Flowers

Tufts 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. Hardy to -20 degrees F. Papaveraceae

Papaver miyabeanum 'Pacino' -

Japanese Alpine Poppy

Miniature Poppy

This 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 degrees F. Papaveraceae

Papaver rupifragum -

'Flore Pleno'

Spanish Poppy

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. Hardy to -10 degrees F. Papaveraceae

Papaver spicatum

Turkish Poppy

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