Poppy - Shirley 'Amazing Grey'
Papaver rhoeas

Name: Poppy - Shirley 'Amazing Grey'
SKU: S1509
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SKU # S1509

Product Type: Seed Packet

Approximate Seeds Per Packet: 375

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Truly breathtaking, Amazing Grey is an unexpected beauty. The lavender-grey tissue paper petals of this new shirley poppy are found in mixed shades of storm-cloud grey to blushed lavender. They thrive in fertile, well-drained soils and bloom in summer from an early spring sowing. A cool-season flower.

Lifecycle: Annual

Hardiness: Hardy Annual

Size: 1.5-2' h x 8" w

Sun: Full sun

Soil: Rich, moist, well-drained

Season: Spring to summer

Seed to Bloom: 14 weeks

Color: Mix of white, lilac, grey and mauve shades

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Growing Guide

Sowing Instructions:

Depth: Surface sow; requires light to germinate
Sprout Time: 5-14 days
Starting Indoors: Sow in individual pots 6-8 weeks before last frost. Keep at 50-60°F. Be very gentle when transplanting, as poppies do not like to be disturbed.
Starting Outdoors: Recommended. Direct sow 4 weeks before last spring frost or in late autumn (Autumn only in zones 8+). Mix seed with fine sand to scatter thinly over prepared soil to avoid overcrowding.

When to Set Outside

At last spring frost date.

Placement & Cultivation

Poppies are the obsession of honeybees that unfailingly crowd around the flowers as they are freed from their corset of sepals, just to be the first to sample their golden crown of pollen. Add to vegetable plots, meadows, and borders, where their early flowering fills gaps in perennial bloom times with luminous flowers.
Final Spacing: 8"
Water Use: Medium Water Use
Watering Details: These plants prefer evenly moist soil, but can tolerate drought. About an inch of water per week.
Soil pH: Slightly acidic to neutral—if soil is acidic, add some lime before planting.
Fertilizer: Mix in 2" inches of compost prior to planting.
Diseases & Pests: Fungal diseases can be prevented by regularly spraying with organic fungicides and spacing at least 1' apart for good air circulation. If slugs and snails damage seedlings, sprinkle the surrounding soil with pelletized iron phosphate, crushed eggshells, or diatomaceous earth.

Plant Description

Plant: Prickly green stems with somewhat thick, fern-like to lace-shaped foliage with toothed edges.
Seeds: Each flower will turn into a large globose capsule, containing many tiny blackish seeds, which will rattle when shaken once they are mature. Dried pods make interesting fall home décor.
When to Cut: Cut when buds develop color and hold stem tips in boiling water for about 20 seconds. Alternatively, sear the cut end of the stem, or pick in the evening as the buds lift upward and plunge up to their buds in hot water for an overnight soak. All methods will allow for a short-lived beautiful cutflower

Fun Fact

The specific epithet rhoeas is from a Latin name for red, referring to the species flower color, though there are quite a few varieties in other colors.

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Beautiful Poppy Wednesday, July 8, 2020

By Oregon City, OR

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Such an eye catching color! So far I haven't gotten any of the doubles that are pictured, but the singles are gorgeous. Pay attention to size, I didn't and didn't realize they were little guys :)

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