Quick Facts
Scientific Name | Papaver rhoeas |
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Colour | Coral, red,carmine |
Days To Maturity | 75 - 90 days |
Seeds Per Packet | 200 |
Sowing Time | March - beginning of May & August - September |
Life Cycle | Annual |
Price
ZAR65.00
Shirley Poppy
Beautiful tissue papery flowers on wiry stems. This vigorous, long-blooming variety is a blaze of color, with flounced coral-red flowers mixed in with full pompons of sugar pink and white and others equally beautiful.
Colour |
Coral, red,carmine
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Scientific Name |
Papaver rhoeas
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Height |
50cm - 1.2 meters
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Days To Maturity |
75 - 90 days
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Life Cycle |
Annual
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Light Preferences |
Sun
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Sowing Time |
March - beginning of May & August - September
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Days To Germination |
14 – 21 days
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Planting Space |
15cm
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Planting Tip |
Seeds are as fine as dust and difficult to sow. Mix with a cup of soil and then it will be easier to sow directly. Alternative: Sow in a germination tray with growing mix. Keep moist at all times till seeds germinate. Misting will work best to not displace seeds.
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Pinch |
Pinching is not necessary
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Seeds Per Packet |
200
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Uses |
Uses of this plant are: Cake, Cut Flowers & Decoration Purposes
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Netting |
No plant netting needed
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Harvesting Tips |
Cut just as buds begin to open
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Germination |
Intermediate
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