Botanical Name: Papaver somniferum
Family: Papaveraceae
Native: Mediterranean region
Hardiness: Annual
Plant Dimensions: 24-36 tall, 12 wide
Variety Information: 3-5 ruffled, double blooms range from red, red striped, pink, pale rose, salmon, cream, and white to dark purple.
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom Period: Late spring
Attributes: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Jazz up your front walkway border with the ruffled explosion of color from peony poppies! These fully double, 3″-5″, colorful flowers with soft, blue-green foliage will reward you with a bounty of blooms that pollinators love. The seed pods are quite interesting in dried flower arrangements. 1 gram (1,920 seeds)
