Grow guide
How to grow Poppy Breadseed Black Peony
Papaver somniferum
- Type
- Poppy
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 70–90 days
- Spacing
- 9″ apart
- Density
- 4 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
- Succession
- Every 21 days
Care
- Water Weekly
- Thin As needed
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Fully double, ruffled 3-5 in blooms in near-black burgundy on 3-4 ft plants; ornamental seed heads persist long after petals drop.
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