Poppy 'Falling in Love' Seeds

'Falling in Love' turns the wild field poppy into a romantic mix of semi-double and double blooms in every shade of rose, pink, peach, coral and scarlet. Many flowers are picotee, edged or flushed with a second colour, and their silky, crumpled petals open from nodding buds on tall, wiry stems. This Shirley-type selection of Papaver rhoeas brings a meadow feel to a sunny border, a gravel garden or a wildflower patch, and bees work the open flowers for pollen. Cut stems in bud and sear the ends in boiling water for short-lived but beautiful vase flowers.

Sowing and growing

• Sow outdoors where they are to flower March to May, or September for earlier flowers next year
• Scatter on the surface and press in; the seed needs light, so do not cover
• Germination takes 10 to 21 days
• Full sun, in well-drained, even poor soil
• Thin seedlings to about 20 cm apart; poppies dislike transplanting
• Grows to around 60 to 80 cm tall
• Flowers June to August
• A hardy annual that often self-seeds

What you receive: a packet of about 150 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.

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