Heirloom Poppies

Lauren’s Dark Grape

Name: Lauren’s Dark Grape
Brand: renees-garden
SKU: 5869
Price: 3.69 USD
Availability: InStock

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Heirloom Poppies

Lauren’s Dark Grape

(Papaver spp.)
Absolutely stunning 4 to 5 inch chalice-shaped flowers with satiny petals that glow in the most delicious shade of deep ruby-purple. These outstanding, heirloom poppies grow 3 to 5 feet tall, depending on how rich your soil is. With their big, lettuce-like, blue-gray leaves and port wine colored flowers, Lauren’s Grape is a highlight of the spring garden. These beautiful flowers easily self sow to shine again every season.

Seed Count: Approx. 1900 / Weight: 500 mg

$ 3.69

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HARDY ANNUAL

Spring/summer bloom

Frost hardy

START SEEDS OUTDOORS

Plant poppies either in late fall or very early spring. (Fall-sown seeds will overwinter and germinate when soil warms in early spring.) If spring planting, sow in a fine-textured garden bed in full sun as early as the ground can be worked.

Broadcast seeds as thinly and evenly as possible and rake in gently, or lightly cover 1⁄8 inch deep. Keep seedbed moist. Seedlings emerge in 7 to 14 days. If seedlings come up very thickly, thin poppies early but delay final thinning until weather is settled in spring.

THIN OR TRANSPLANT

Poppies don’t transplant well, so sow directly in the garden. Thin early if crowded, then again to a final spacing 8 to 10 inches apart.

GROWING NOTES

Sow seeds early if spring planting, as poppies can handle frosts and bloom best when plants get a good start in cool spring weather. To help space the tiny seeds, try mixing them with a little dry sand before sowing. Weed and water young seedlings and thin carefully to final spacing once well established because poppies need room to grow and mature. Prolong bloom by removing spent flowers.

Plant In	Sun/Shade	Planting Depth	Space Seeds	Days To Germinate	Mature Height
Jan. – April Oct. – Dec.	Full sun	Barely cover	Very thinly	7 – 14 days	3 to 5 feet

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Plant In	Sun/Shade	Planting Depth	Space Seeds	Days To Germinate	Mature Height
Jan. – April Oct. – Dec.	Full sun	Barely cover	Very thinly	7 – 14 days	3 to 5 feet

Plant In Jan. – April Oct. – Dec.	Sun/Shade Full sun
Planting Depth Barely cover	Space Seeds Very thinly
Days To Germinate 7 – 14 days	Mature Height 3 to 5 feet