2500 Oriental Poppy Flower Seeds - Prince of Orange
Oriental Poppy SeedsLatin name:  Papaver orientaleFamily:  PapaveraceaeDramatic, big, bold, showy blooms from late spring to early summer.   This perennial grows a strong taproot, and has lovely tissue-like large 8-10 inch flowers with black stamens in the center.Oriental poppies thrive in full sun and almost any soil, but do best in  deep loam.Height: 2  to-3 feetGermination: 10-20 daysOptimum soil temperature for germination: 60-70FSowing depth: 1/16"Sun Exposure:  Full SunSeeds should be sown directly in the garden when the soil warms to at least 50 degrees F.  Sow in spring or fall.Bloom Time:  Late Spring to early summerPlanting zones:  USDA Zones 2 -7;  Sunset zones 1-