Blousy blooms with colourful, almost paper-like, petals are the hallmarks of many true poppies – particularly the perennial Oriental poppy – Papaver orientale. These flowers, swaying in the breeze, are the very essence of the British summer.
Oilseed Poppy Care
Papaver Somniferum
What is the plant
Invasive in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Americas, and Oceania.
humidity
Dry
lighting
Full Sun
temperature
21°C - 24°C
hardiness zone
3 - 8
difficulty
Easy
hibernation
Cold Period
toxicity
Poisonous
Invasive
Weed
How to Care for the Plant
Water
The poppy does not fear much, and especially not drought.
Pruning
If you want to avoid the proliferation of seedlings - the poppy can become invasive! - cut the flowers
Sunlight
but they need sunshine
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Soil
Poppies adapt perfectly to calcareous and poor soils
Additional
This plant contains a number of very toxic compounds, many of which are extracted and used as pain killers etc in medicine. They are also used to make various highly addictive narcotic drugs
Popularity
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