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Poppy
Poppy includes several much-loved flowering types, from quick annual cornfield forms to larger perennial oriental kinds. In garden use they are prized for satiny petals, easy seed sowing and strong early to midsummer impact in sunny borders and naturalistic planting.
Basic information
Category
Flowers
Lifecycle
Annual
Hardiness
Hardy
Planting partners
0 companions · 0 crops to avoid
Growth profile
Germination window
10–21 days
Germination temperature
15–18 °C
Plant spacing
20 cm
Row spacing
30 cm
Sowing depth
0.2 cm
Height
75 cm
Spread
20 cm
Calendar
JJan
FFeb
MMar
AApr
MMay
JJun
JJul
AAug
SSep
OOct
NNov
DDec
Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Out
Flowering / Harvest
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Care tips
Sow annual poppies where they are to flower, because they usually dislike transplanting and establish best in situ. Give poppies full sun and well-drained soil, avoid overfeeding, and deadhead or leave seedpods according to whether you want a longer display or self-seeding.
Common pests
Aphids, downy mildew, powdery mildew, slugs on young plants.
Companions
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Don’t grow with
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