Grow guide
How to grow Poppy Shirley Mother of Pearl
Papaver rhoeas
- Type
- Poppy
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 80–90 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 As needed
- Thin As needed
- Deadhead As needed
Notes
Selected by Sir Cedric Morris; silky blooms in grey, lilac, mauve, and blush on 24-30 in stems; sow in earliest spring, repeat every 3-4 weeks.
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