Poppy paeoniflorum "Double mix"

Paeony filled poppy "Double mix" - Papaver paeoniflorum.
Terry showy flowers.
Hardy Annual. Bush with straight smooth stems of gray colour 60-80 cm tall. The leaves are oblong, pinnately lobed.
Flowers solitary on long peduncles, double, up to 12 cm in diameter.
Bright luxurious poppy flowers always stand out from other flowers. Without a colourful carpet of these plants, it is impossible to imagine the warmth and joy of midsummer.
Poppy is a photophilous, cold-resistant and undemanding plant.
Sowing time: April.
Flowering time: June, July, August.
Planting method: open ground.
Ideal For: Bedding, Border, Cottage Garden.
Agricultural technology.
The plant is cold-resistant, light-loving, not demanding on soils. Poorly tolerates stagnant water. It responds well to the application of mineral and organic fertilizers. Propagated by sowing seeds in open ground in April. The seeding depth is 0.3 cm. At a temperature of +12°C, seedlings appear on the 7-12th day. Seedlings are thinned out, leaving a distance between plants of 15-20 cm.
Poppy does not tolerate stagnant water, responds well to the application of mineral and organic fertilizers. This gives poppy leaves a rich dark green color, larger flowers, and brighter colors.
If, after flowering, some of the boxes are left, then abundant self-seeding occurs. Therefore, having sown them once, in subsequent years it will only be necessary to thin out the emerging poppy seedlings.
Poppy care is not burdensome - weeding, loosening, watering in drought, removing faded flowers. Plant transplants are very poorly tolerated.

Eng.: Paeony. Sven.: Pionvallmo. Suom.: Pioniunikko