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Field Poppy

Papaver rhoeas

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Field Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)

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Bloom colours

scarlet

What actually matters with this one

It germinates on disturbed ground. Scuff the soil each autumn or it quietly disappears from the meadow.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Keep it dry
Hardiness
Annual
Height
60 cm
Flowers
June to August
Difficulty
easy

Where you will meet it

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.