Heirloom Seeds
Lauren's Dark Grape Heirloom Poppy Flower Seeds
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Like garnet goblets held high above the border, Lauren's Dark Grape poppies bring a deliciously dramatic note to the spring garden. The 4–5-inch flowers have satiny, chalice-shaped petals in an unusually deep ruby-purple, glowing against broad, blue-gray
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foliage. This is a tall, old-fashioned poppy with real presence: plants can reach 3–5 feet in richer soil, making them marvelous punctuation at the back of a cottage border or among softer pastel flowers. Their cool-season performance and generous self-sowing habit can turn one spring display into a welcome encore. Botanical name: Papaver somniferum Life cycle: Hardy annual Exposure: Full sun Sowing: Direct sow in fall or very early spring Planting depth: Barely cover, up to 1/8 in. Germination: 7–14 days Mature height: 3–5 ft. Final spacing: 8–10 in. Approximate seed count: 1,900 Seed-starting help: Tiny seeds, large opinions. This variety prefers a start in the open air. Review how to direct sow flower seeds and when to begin in your climate . Remove fading flowers to prolong the show, or let selected pods mature and scatter seed for a naturally recurring drift. Find more singular beauties in our flower seed packets .