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🔴Poppy – Red Flanders
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🔴 Poppy – Red Flanders
Papaver rhoeas
The classic Red Flanders Poppy brings a bold sweep of scarlet to any garden. With delicate, papery petals and a soft, naturalistic look, this heirloom favourite is ideal for cottage gardens, meadows, borders, and remembrance plantings. Easy, reliable, and perfect for mass displays.
✨ Why You’ll Love It
- Iconic red blooms with a soft, wildflower charm
- Easy to grow and great for naturalising
- Attracts bees and beneficial insects
- Lightly self‑seeds for future seasons
🌱 How to Grow
- Sow: Autumn–early winter
- Position: Full sun; light, well‑drained soil
- Sowing: Surface‑sow; do not cover. Keep lightly moist
- Germination: 10–20 days at 10–15°C
- Thin: 20–25 cm apart; poppies dislike transplanting
🌼 Plant Info
- Height: 40–60 cm
- Flowering: Late winter–spring
- Life cycle: Hardy annual
- Uses: Borders, meadows, cut flowers, remembrance plantings
🌿 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)
Watering
- Keep soil lightly moist during germination and early growth
- Once established, water sparingly — poppies prefer dry conditions
- Avoid overhead watering during flowering to protect delicate petals
- Do not allow soil to become waterlogged
General Care
- Choose a sunny, open position for best colour and bloom density
- Avoid rich fertilisers — poppies thrive in lean, low‑nutrient soils
- Allow spent blooms to drop seed if you want naturalised drifts
- Protect young seedlings from heavy rain or strong winds
🛠️ Maintenance Guide
- Do not transplant mature seedlings, sow direct where possible
- Thin seedlings early to prevent overcrowding
- Deadhead for a tidier look, or leave seed pods to self‑seed naturally
- Reduce watering once plants are established
- Cut back dry stems at the end of the season
