Papaver Nudicaule | Icelandic Poppy

Often grown as an annual poppy with hairy, grey-green, pinnately lobed leaves. These flame-coloured, papery poppies would ignite any border or planting scheme with their delicate, bowl-shaped blooms in a fiery mixture of yellow, orange, pink and white. Growing instructions: Poppies dislike root disturbance, so sow shallowly, directly into a well-prepared bed in spring and water well. As they develop, thin to 30cm intervals to retain healthy and robust seedlings and protect from slugs and snails. Alternatively, sow indoors in autumn for flowering the following year - overwinter in a greenhouse/coldframe and transplant in spring. Sow: September to October (under glass) or March to May (direct) Flowering: June to August