Botanical Name: Papaver orientale
Common Name: Oriental poppy
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character summer deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape large, coarse upright perennial with gray, hairy, divided leaves – large poppy flowers held above foliage
Height 3-4'
Spread 18"
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun
Soil requires well-drained soil
Hardiness hardy (zones 1-17), performs best in cold climate
 
Morphology:
Leaves large, coarse, pinnately lobed to 12" long, distinctly hairy on upper and lower surfaces
Flowers red, orange or pink, to 6" across with a dark center
Fruit rounded capsule, 1" across
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
excellent bedding plant for large areas; good background plant in annual or perennial borders
 
Landscape Care:
Watering takes average watering - do not overwater
Fertilizing balanced, slow-release at planting
Pruning remove dead flowers occasionally
Pests/Diseases root rot during warm summers
Special Conditions/Other don't over water during dormant-late summer period
 
Origin: East Asia
Family: Papaveraceae

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