I've brought some poppy seeds online but don't know what kind of poppy they are. The seller only callied the purple poppys and doesn't know the name, can anyone identify them from the picture below.
They look like the annual opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. Or it could be a type of the perennial oriental poppy. Have you got a photo of the leaves, ? that would be definitive.
When i asked the seller they didn't know what it is because they inherited it in the garden when they brought the house. They have sold it as a perennial, Not got a pic of the leaves but i will ask the seller.
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They look like the annual opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. Or it could be a type of the perennial oriental poppy. Have you got a photo of the leaves, ? that would be definitive.
When i asked the seller they didn't know what it is because they inherited it in the garden when they brought the house. They have sold it as a perennial, Not got a pic of the leaves but i will ask the seller.
If its perennial, its similar to "pattys plum", but seeds may not come true to the parent.
Here is a pic of the plant the seed seller sent me.
That is a variety of Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy, an annual. Patty's Plum is an oriental poppy with much more divided leaves and perennial.
They are annual opium poppies. They tend to seed around, but are not classed as perennial.
I think we got there at the same time, lizzie.
Morning all.
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I love opium poppies, never know where they will pop up. Often make far better combinations with other plants than I could ever design.
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I have pink chiffon opium poppies, we always call then pink pom poms. They follow on after the allium purple pom poms.
Thanks peeps, i was told they were perennial but no matter because where i want them they seed around.