Papaver somniferum ‘Black Beauty’
Description
An incredibly glamorous poppy with sumptuous, double, black peony flowers, lovely silvery leaves and fantastic architectural seedpods.
Opium poppies are a wonderful garden flower which pops up of its own volition, from one year to the next. Beautiful in flower and the seedpods are fantastic for arranging – we use them fresh, dried and sprayed silver at Christmas and of course the seeds are delicious in baking and toasted for salads – an all round unmissable posse of plants.
Please note: This is harmful if eaten.
Care Tips
Pick or deadhead flowers regularly to encourage growth and to prolong flowering. Remove seed heads if you do not want it to self-seed. Caution: Harmful if eaten.
Hardy Annual
Approx. 750 seeds
Habit |
Tall, Upright |
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Situation |
Full Sun |
Sow By |
August to October, March to May |
Flowers/Harvest |
June to October |
Height |
90cm |