Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Papaver orientale
Family: (Papaveraceae)
(P) to 3′. This variety of Oriental Poppy from the Caucasus and Iran has stunning, large, dark crimson-red blooms with dark maroon blotches at the base of each petal. The sturdy clumps of hairy, jagged-toothed leaves will disappear as the plants become dormant during the heat of late summer. Blooms in early summer. Well-drained soil. Sun. 4 & T2