Quick Info
March-May
Sept.-March
Full sun
Very thinly Barely cover
10-21 days
Shirley Poppies - Amazing Grey
Shirley Poppies - Amazing Grey
A dramatic color palette rarely seen in the garden! Single and semi-double flowers in shades of smoky lavender, dove grey and silvery slate resemble crinkled chiffon skirts, often with a contrasting white center or picotee edge. Graceful and easy to grow, blossoms arise on wiry stems that seem to dance in mixed borders, where they contrast nicely with pastel and jewel-toned companions. A cool season favorite, poppies bloom profusely throughout spring, providing a long-lasting display before self-sowing for next season’s blooms.
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Quick Info
March-May
Sept.-March
Full sun
Very thinly Barely cover
10-21 days
A dramatic color palette rarely seen in the garden! Single and semi-double flowers in shades of smoky lavender, dove grey and silvery slate resemble crinkled chiffon skirts, often with a contrasting white center or picotee edge. Graceful and easy to grow, blossoms arise on wiry stems that seem to dance in mixed borders, where they contrast nicely with pastel and jewel-toned companions. A cool season favorite, poppies bloom profusely throughout spring, providing a long-lasting display before self-sowing for next season’s blooms.
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Quick Info
March-May
Sept.-March
Full sun
Very thinly Barely cover
10-21 days
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS
Annual
Spring/summer bloom. Frost hardy.
Best To Start Directly in the Garden
Sow seeds directly into a finely textured garden bed in full sun as early in spring as ground can be worked. To help space these small seeds, mix them with dry sand before sowing. Cover lightly with fine soil and keep seed bed moist as seedlings emerge over 10 to 21 days.
Thin or Transplant
Poppies do not transplant well, so we advise sowing directly in the garden. Be sure to thin crowded seedlings early; final plant spacing should be 4 to 6 inches apart, so plants have room to grow, mature and bloom.
Growing Notes
Plant as early as possible in spring, as poppies can handle frost and bloom best and longest when plants get a good start in cool weather. In mild winter climates, you can also sow seed in late fall to form strong root systems and overwinter for earliest spring bloom. Weed and water young seedlings carefully. Mature plants can handle dry conditions but appreciate regular water in hot summer locations. Poppies make good cut flowers if cut just as buds begin to open. Allow spent flowers to form pods and drop seed if you want flowers to self-sow for next season’s bloom.