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red poppies
susan glover
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Can anyone advise me regarding poppies. I have plenty of calafonia Poppy's. I can't seem to grow the red types. Iv tried plenty of times with no luck what so ever all good advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance
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Are you talking about red californian poppies, or the common red corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas?
It could be that they just don't like your garden. They are plants of cornfields and verges and will self seed happily if they like the situation. They will self seed at this time of year to provide blooms next summer so chuck some seed about now and with a bit of luck you will get some blooms next year.
I find they will germinate if tossed on to freshly dug soil in March. Then water in. They need light to germinate. Once you have them , if you let them seed around ,you will always have them because the seed lasts for years in the soil. Every time you fork over a fresh patch of soil in the spring, they will come up like weeds.
I have millions in my garden which have sprung up by themselves when I created new flower beds this spring. Message me your address and I will send you some seed.
Well I never knew about them liking freshly forked soil. I had some enormous red and black glossy poppies this year and the seed pods are drying in situ. If I fork the soil under them and leave the seeds to drop, fingers crossed Ill get seedlings by end of summer ??
It depends on the type of poppy, ericsmum. If they are annuals, then yes, but they will come up next spring. If oriental perennial poppies, then no.