PlantsFlowers
Oriental Poppy
Papaver orientale
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Big crepe flowers in late May, then a gap
ModerateFlowers
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers May–Jun; summer dormant
- How it spreads
- Clump
- What to buy
- Plants or bare root. Don't bury the crown.
- When to plant
- Plant April or August.
In the design
The foliage dies back on purpose. That empty spot in July is not a dead plant.
