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English Poppy 'Shirley' mix - 23 000 seeds (Papaver rhoeas)
The Shirley Poppy comes from Shirley, England, where in the 1880s, a local vicar carefully selected and hybridized Poppies in his own wild flower garden. Over many years he obtained a strain of Poppies ranging in colors from white to pale lilac to pink and red, and unlike the wild Poppies these had no dark blotches at the base of the petals.
SOWING
Sow: March - May; August - October
Season: Hardy annual
Height: 24 inches (60 cm)
Bloom Season: May - July
Environment: Full sun
Temperature: 18 - 22 C
Depth: 1/8 inch (0.3 cm)
Plant Spacing: 8 inches (20 cm)
Ideal for: cut flower garden, bee & butterfly garden, meadows, pots & containers, beds & borders
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Data sheet
- Color
- Mixed
- Height
- Up to 60cm (24in)
- Moisture
- Medium
- Ideal for
- Beds & borders
Bee & Butterfly garden
Cut flowers
Pots & containers
Wildflowers - Sunlight
- Full sun
- Scented
- Unscented
- Sowing month
- April
August
March
May
October
September - Type
- Hardy annual
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The Shirley Poppy comes from Shirley, England, where in the 1880s, a local vicar carefully selected and hybridized Poppies in his own wild flower garden. Over many years he obtained a strain of Poppies ranging in colors from white to pale lilac to pink and red, and unlike the wild Poppies these had no dark blotches at the base of the petals.
SOWING
Sow: March - May; August - October
Season: Hardy annual
Height: 24 inches (60 cm)
Bloom Season: May - July
Environment: Full sun
Temperature: 18 - 22 C
Depth: 1/8 inch (0.3 cm)
Plant Spacing: 8 inches (20 cm)
Ideal for: cut flower garden, bee & butterfly garden, meadows, pots & containers, beds & borders