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	Shirley Poppy
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name Papaver rhoeas
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
Scientific Name
Papaver rhoeas
Height
50cm - 1.2 meters
Days To Maturity
75 - 90 days
Life Cycle
Annual
Light Preferences
Sun
Sowing Time
March - beginning of May & August - September
Days To Germination
14 – 21 days
Planting Space
15cm
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.
Pinch
Pinching is not necessary
Seeds Per Packet
200
Uses
Uses of this plant are: Cake, Cut Flowers & Decoration Purposes
Netting
No plant netting needed
Harvesting Tips
Cut just as buds begin to open
Germination
Intermediate