A Symbol of Rememberance - The Red American Legion Bright Red Beautiful Flowers. Sow seeds in late fall or as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring. Plant just below the surface, lightly compacting the soil. Keep the soil consistently moist until germination, which usually occurs within 10-20 days. Do not attempt to move seedlings, since they resent having their roots disturbed. Papaver rhoeas These scarlet flowers covered the battlefields of Flanders during WWI. The seeds can lay dormant for up to 80 years! Branching stems with bright red flowers. Excellent as a cut flower. Commonly used in many countries to honor casualties of war. Type: Annual Sun: Full Planting Depth: Broadcast Spacing: Broadcast Water: Low Days to Maturity/Bloom: 40-60 days Height: 12-30” Zones: 3-10 Papaver rhoeas These scarlet flowers covered the battlefields of Flanders during WWI. The seeds can lay dormant for up to 80 years! Branching stems with bright red flowers. Excellent as a cut flower. Commonly used in many countries to honor casualties of war. Type: Annual Sun: Full Planting Depth: Broadcast Spacing: Broadcast Water: Low Days to Maturity/Bloom: 40-60 days Height: 12-30” Zones: 3-10 Type: Annual Sun: Full Planting Depth: Broadcast Spacing: Broadcast Water: Low Days to Maturity/Bloom: 40-60 days Height: 12-30” Zones: 3-10 In areas that experience winter or frosts, plant wildflowers in the spring, after all danger of frost has passed. Locations that do not receive frosts can plant wildflowers anytime. Sow seeds in fields, gardens, lawns, and meadows. Cleared, open spaces will grow more flowers. Choose a planting day that has rain in the near future, so you don't have to water them. Plant them in full sun in an area that has good drainage. Scatter the seeds broadly around the space. Walk over the seeds to press them into the ground. Do not bury them; they need the sun to germinate. Keep the soil moist without being soaked until they are 4-6” high. After that, natural r